Juventus scouting manager Javier Ribalta is moving to Manchester United.
Planning is well under way for the 2017-18 season, with Benfica’s Victor Lindelof the only player to have so far arrived at Old Trafford.
However, United have managed to strengthen their backroom team as Ribalta will join them from Juventus, where he has worked for the past five years.
It is understood Ribalta will work alongside chief scouts Jim Lawlor and Marcel Bout at Old Trafford.
Ribalta told the Juventus’ official website: “It has been a wonderful few years here.
“My thanks go to all involved with the club, particularly Giuseppe Marotta and Fabio Paratici for the faith they have shown in me since day one.
“I will look back on my time at Juventus with great pleasure.”
According to the Mirror, Ribalta played a key role in luring, now United target, Alvaro Morata to Juventus in 2014.
He has reportedly followed the Spanish international closely since his time in Real Madrid’s Castilla side.
Provided by Press Association