Angus Kinnear Leeds United Everton.
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Dan Godfrey
Sun 16 March 2025 7:49, UK
Leeds United are already planning for boardroom life after Angus Kinnear, following the news he will depart Elland Road this summer.
CEO Kinnear will leave Leeds for Everton at the end of the season after eight years in West Yorkshire, following his move north from West Ham United.
And that will not be the end of the departures for Merseyside, as reports emerge of Kinnear plucking staff from the Whites to take with him.
Leeds’ CEO Kinnear will leave for Everton this summer (Credit: Square Ball Podcast – YouTube)
Kinnear snatching two more Leeds figures
Kinnear is not wasting any time choosing staff to take with him to Everton‘s new Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium later this year.
As the CEO hopes to scoop a second promotion under his belt during his concluding stint at Elland Road, he has now moved to take two influential recruitment staff with him to work under Dan Friedkin at the Toffees.
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According to Alan Nixon in The Sun on Sunday’s print edition [16 March, pg 55], Kinnear – beginning his new role on 1 June – plans to be joined by adviser Nicky Hammond and chief scout Gary Penrice to lead on recruitment.
It comes as a blow to Leeds, following the news that Everton’s director of football Kevin Thelwell will be departing this summer as Kinnear and his colleagues arrive.
This comes despite suggestions David Moyes was understood to be keen on bringing in his own choices, but seemingly overruled by Kinnear who has had the final say.
Leeds chairman Paraag Marathe (Credit: Imago)
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With Kinnear leaving and taking several senior staff with him, Marathe has a task on his hands to reshape the structure of that side of Leeds.
Should the Whites be a Premier League side again from May, it will be a huge demand to smooth things over quickly for the Leeds chairman to hit the ground running in the top flight.
The Yorkshiremen would also be competing directly with their former figures at Everton, who have all but confirmed Premier League survival under Moyes, who has turned the Toffees’ form around.
Leeds United – last five seasons Division
2020-21 Premier League, 9th
2021-22 Premier League, 17th
2022-23 Premier League, 19th
2023-24 Championship, 3rd
2024-25* Championship, 1st*
Leeds want promotion back to the Premier League (*ongoing)
Daniel Farke’s side recovered from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (15 March), ending a run of four straight defeats at Loftus Road but also seeing two points dropped ahead of the Sheffield derby on Sunday – Farke needing a favour from the blue side.
Marathe will be watching intently, with the division Leeds are in likely to decide the calibre of the Whites’ realistic appointments.
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