- The executive has spent one solitary season at the club since joining in summer
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Newcastle sporting director Paul Mitchell is set to leave the club.
The 43-year-old only joined the Magpies last summer and will leave without having made a major first-team signing.
The club issued a statement to announce the news, which also confirmed that CEO Darren Eales would be leaving for health reasons.
‘Paul Mitchell, Newcastle’s sporting director, will leave the club by mutual consent at the end of June 2025,’ the statement read.
‘Paul joined the club in July 2024, reuniting him with Magpies CEO Darren Eales, who had previously recruited Paul to Tottenham Hotspur in 2014.
‘Due to health reasons, Darren will be stepping down as CEO in the near future.
Newcastle sporting director Paul Mitchell is set to leave the club after just one season
The sporting director was all smiles just last week after overseeing Dan Burn’s deal extension
‘During Paul’s tenure as sporting director, the club won its first major domestic trophy in 70 years, lifting the Carabao Cup in March 2025, and has secured Champions league football for the 2025/26 season.’
Mitchell added his own statement, continuing: ‘I’d like to thank everyone at Newcastle United for their support over the last year, including Eddie Howe, Becky Langley, the players, staff, owners, and fans. It has been an honour to be part of the club and to work with some incredible people.
‘I’m leaving at a time that is right for me and the club, particularly with Darren Eales – someone who I have worked with so closely in my career – moving on soon.
‘The club is in great hands on and off the pitch, and is in a fantastic position to continue building.’
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Newcastle sporting director leaves the club after just one season as Premier League side release statement on abrupt exit