New Stoke City transfer chief Lee Darnbrough’s best and worst Hull City signings and what to expect.
News from the bet365 Stadium as Lee Darnbrough is unveiled as new head of recruitment.
Lee Darnbrough has arrived at Stoke City in a key role as head of recruitment at the start of a pivotal summer transfer window. It is not a one-man band controlling who comes in or who goes out but the 46-year-old will clearly have a major influence on how the squad takes shape.
So what can head coach Steven Schumacher, sporting director Jon Walters and supporters expect from Darnbrough, who has held a similar title at Hull for the past seven years? Barry Cooper, Hull reporter for Hull Live, has helped to give an insight into a new big figure behind the scenes at Clayton Wood.
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What kind of head of recruitment are Stoke getting in Lee Darnbrough? Does he try to sign a certain type of player? Or from a certain place?
Barry Cooper: Stoke are getting a good bloke and one who knows the Championship very well. He’s been at City for seven years and has seen plenty of change both at the club and across the transfer market. He knows English football well and naturally, tailors his approach to that of
the club. At City, he worked under the much-maligned Allam family at a time when they were cutting budgets, had to work under a transfer embargo, during Covid and then through Acun Ilicali’s takeover. The part he played in helping the Tigers recover from their disastrous relegation in 2020 to winning League One was particularly impressive.
