Celtic scout out Clarke

Celtic have appointed Ray Clarke as their new head of international scouting.

The former Tottenham, Ajax and Bruges player joins the Hoops from Newcastle where was chief scout.

Clarke will be involved in restructuring the club’s entire operation throughout Britain, Europe and beyond in a role which have overall responsibility for all professional scouting.

He previously worked with Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Coventry and Southampton.

Strachan said: “It is a big job to reconstruct the club’s scouting operation, but Ray will be more than capable of doing this.

“His experience and footballing contacts throughout the world will ensure he will be a great asset to Celtic both in the present and the future.”