Darren Eales has already told Newcastle United what he will bring as CEO

Darren Eales has already told Newcastle United supporters the exciting vision he'll bring to the club as CEO. The former Atlanta United and Tottenham Hotspur chief joins the Magpies from the MLS outfit having been the president at the club since its birth in 2014.

He has a stellar reputation and he has been named the MLS Executive of the Year on two occasions. He was also named World Football Summit Executive of the Year in 2019.

Speaking to the FootballCo Business Podcast, Eales said: "It's a great question because it's always a question I get back in England, 'what've you brought from England to make Atalanta United a success?' I think to be honest, it's the other way round. I've learnt far more from the United States and it's not just MLS, from building a club, whether that's American football, soccer or Major League Baseball, for me it's about listening to the supporters.

"I get it. I was in Premier League football for 11 for 12 years, you've got waiting lists because people's mum and dad were fans or their grandparents were fans and I think there's a tendency to take supporters for granted.

"You've got this huge TV and you know that revenue is coming in. You can't afford to do that in America because you're not only fighting the other professional sports, you're fighting college sports which is just as big.

"What I've found my biggest takeaway is, is listening and responding with supporters in mind. If you do that, is this something that's good for the supporters or what the supporters want, you just make good business decisions.

"It's not that you're going out of the way to do things that makes your job more difficult. You're actually doing things that are more successful and for me that's been my biggest learning.