Swansea City appoints Andy Scott as head of recruitment

Swansea City Association Football Club has announced the appointment of Andy Scott as the club's new head of recruitment.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨Swansea City is delighted to confirm the appointment of Andy Scott as our new head of recruitment. 🖊️ 📰 Full story 👉 https://t.co/ggcmaaZIrl pic.twitter.com/wcGaBa3OQj

— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) July 24, 2019

The club said it received a large number of high-quality applicants and followed a lengthy and thorough process to find the right candidate and then only Scott was appointed.

The 46-year-old former player and manager recently held similar positions at Brentford and Watford, winning a number of plaudits for his work at Griffin Park, which included identifying and signing the likes of Neal Maupay and Ollie Watkins.

After leaving the Bees in Feb 2011, he had managerial stints in charge of Rotherham and Aldershot, but was soon back at Brentford again; this time as chief scout.

He soon became head of recruitment, before making the switch to Premier League Watford in 2017, firstly becoming the Hornets' UK football recruitment director and then sporting director. He left Vicarage Road in April 2019 and will now get down to work at the Liberty Stadium.