Manchester United have approached Southampton about hiring their director of football Jason Wilcox.
United want to make him their technical director as part of the new recruitment team - and an offer equivalent to a year of his salary has been made. United believe this meets a buyout clause in his contract - but Southampton are disputing the existence of the clause and are understood to be annoyed at the manner and timing of United's approach.
Southampton are prepared to agree a fee with United but one that reflects that they would be losing him at a crucial stage - but there appears to be an impasse with United currently believing they have met the contractual requirements for his release. New United chief executive Omar Berrada knows Wilcox well from their time together at Manchester City, where Wilcox worked his way up from coach to academy director during 11 years at the club.
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