Stoke City have named Ian Torrance as their new head of recruitment.
He has spent the past year in Italy in a similar role with Serie A club Como and replaces Lee Darnbrough who left the club in February after just eight months at the bet365 Stadium.
Torrance spent 13 years with Southampton, eventually becoming their chief scout before leaving to join Como in time for their first season back in Italy's top flight.
"We know our work in the transfer market will need to be smart, agile and diligent for us to be successful and we believe Ian is the right person to help us implement that moving forward," Stoke's sporting director Jon Walters said.