TWTD understands that Newcastle United are targeting Bryan Klug to take over from Glenn Roeder as director of their academy. Klug is currently under consideration for a director of football role at Town alongside prospective new boss Jim Magilton.
Roeder's appointment as a permanent successor to Graeme Souness at St James' Park means that there is a vacancy at the top of the Magpies academy and Klug has been identified as the man to develop the next generation of Geordie youngsters.
Klug, who holds a UEFA Pro Licence, has been a youth coach with the Blues since the late eighties, having been a reserve player at Portman Road prior to a loan spell at Wimbledon and full-time stints with Chesterfield and Peterborough.
The 45-year-old from Grimsby has run the academy since its inception in June 1998, helping to bring through Kieron Dyer, Richard Wright, James Scowcroft, Titus Bramble, Darren Bent, Darren Ambrose, Owen Garvan, Shane Supple and many others.
The Magilton-Klug partnership look more and more likely to be offered the chance to take control of the Blues with Colin Calderwood and Steve Tilson the latest targets to be ruled out. Klug's planned new role at Town would see him continue to run the academy while overseeing Magilton's early days in management.
In 2001, Roeder took Paul Goddard from the Town academy to be his assistant during his spell as manager of West Ham.