Former Arsenal assistant sporting director Jason Ayto is lined up to become the new technical director at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Ayto worked under former Arsenal sporting director Edu, now at Nottingham Forest, and was promoted into the position of interim sporting director after the Brazilian left in November.
Ayto had been in contention to take the sporting director role at Newcastle United but Nottingham Forest's Ross Wilson is expected to be appointed there.
He left Arsenal in May after Andrea Berta was appointed as Edu's successor. The Italian subsequently took the lead on recruitment and contractual issues.