Who is Sam Jewell as Rangers 'target' DoF after Philippe Clement with move for Brighton transfer guru touted

The next manager search has been dominating the talking points at Rangers - but with Philippe Clement in the dugout attention now turns to the vacant director of football role.

Reports suggest that Brighton head of recruitment Sam Jewell is on the Ibrox radar with The Daily Mail stating that the English Premier League are fearful their signing strategy could be "disrupted" by the Scottish Premiership side. The 34-year-old has previously been pursued by English clubs and opted to remain at the Amex and Rangers would need to put together a "convincing package" that would give Jewell "confidence they can challenge Celtic's investment in new talent", claims the report.

Rangers chief executive officer James Bisgrove has previously stated the the Light Blues would consider an appointment at the end of the summer window following Michael Beale's recruitment drive. And while he left the door open to sticking with their current structure behind the scenes following the departure of Ross Wilson for Nottingham Forest in April reports suggest talks are moving up the agenda.

Who will be tasked with reshaping the Light Blues squad for the Clement era? Record Sport runs the rule over 34-year-old Jewell amid the links.

Jewell was previously an opposition scout for Newport County and chief scout at Swindon Town before making the move to Brighton in 2018. Since then he has climbed the ranks within the club as the Seagulls made their mark on the English Premier League and stepped into the he head of recruitment role when former head Dan Ashworth ditched Brighton for a move to Newcastle.

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