Ottenham has appointed Gretar Steinsson as the club’s new performance director.
The 40-year-old joins Fabio Paratici, manager, director,’s new recruiting team, which also includes Andy Scoulding as assistant performance director.
Paratici evaluated the recruiting setup last season, leaving both technical performance director Steve Hitchen and head of recruiting Brian Carey after years of service.
Steinsson joins the Icelandic Football Association, where he worked as a technical adviser. He has previous experience in the Premier League, playing for Bolton, and has held similar back-to-back positions at Fleetwood and later Everton.
Tottenham were strengthening Antonio Conte’s squad for next season, with Richarlison signed at Everton on a £ 60m deal.
The Brazilian forward follows goalkeeper Fraser Forster, veteran Croatian international Ivan Perisic and Yves Bissouma to the North London club.
Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet and Middlesbrough right-back Djed Spence remain key targets as Conte want to complete most of their club’s summer business next week.