Manchester United ‘narrow search for director of football with Luis Campos – who has just left Lille and discovered Kylian Mbappe – joining Paul Mitchell and Marc Overmars on shortlist’
- Transfer expert Luis Campos has left Ligue 1 Lille as part of a takeover at the club
- Campos is thought to be wanted by Manchester United as a director of football
- The Portuguese was at Monaco and is believed to be keen on the Premier League
- The 55-year-old has discovered the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Anthony Martial
Master talent spotter Luis Campos is on a five-man shortlist to become the new director of football at Manchester United, according to reports.
The man responsible for discovering the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Anthony Martial was confirmed to have left Lille on Friday as part of a takeover at the Ligue 1 path.
That could pave the way for Campos to join United – and he is on a five-man shortlist that includes Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell and Ajax’s Marc Overmars, the Record has said.
Transfer overlord Luis Campos has left his role at Lille and could be a Manchester United target
United chief Ed Woodward has been keen to name a director of football for the last 18 months
Campos is thought to have been strongly suggested for the role by Jose Mourinho when he was United boss, with rumours circling that executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward felt the move would have given the Portuguese too much power.
Woodward may have been swayed by Campos’s exceptional track record, which includes helping to discover the likes of Bernardo Silva, Kylian Mbappe and Anthony Martial during his time at former club Monaco.
Former Real Madrid scout Campos also recorded a £63million on Nicolas Pepe and snapped Fabinho and Thomas Lemar up on free transfers.
According to the report, United owners the Glazer family want to add expertise to improve the club’s recruitment and transfer dealings.
Campos made a hefty profit for Lille when 2017 signing Nicolas Pepe joined Arsenal for £72m
55-year-old Campos raised more than £1billion across seven years at Monaco and Lille and is believed to be ready to test himself in the Premier League.
Mitchell worked with Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham and would become the most obvious number one target should United replace boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with the Argentine.
Former Arsenal winger Overmars has admitted that his eight years at Ajax has been more than twice as long as he initially planned to stay.
Overmars has worked closely with former United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar to re-establish Ajax as a force in Europe, partly through astute transfer dealings.
