Manchester [UK], Manchester United have appointed former Southampton boss Jasoo Wilcox as the club's technical director with immediate effect. Wilcox will work with all technical areas of the football department to achieve the highest standards of performance. The club released an official statement to announce the appointment of their technical director, reading, "Jason Wilcox has joined Manchester United as Technical Director with immediate effect." Along with the Red Devils, Southampton also released a statement to confirm that "it has reluctantly agreed to allow Director of Football Jason Wilcox to join Manchester United, and with acceptable compensation to the Premier League side. An agreement has been reached on the fee, with the club saying it is "disappointed that Wilcox's stay at Southampton is limited to only nine months and wishes him all the best for the future.As well as working as director of football at Southampton, he has also served as academy director at Manchester City. As a player, he won the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1995. According to Sky Sports, as director of football, Wilcox had overall control over Southampton across the first team, women's team, academies and recruitment department. Some of the most notable players in modern football have progressed through the ranks and made their impact. . Manchester City star winger Phil Foden is one of the players who has risen through the ranks under Wilcox The other two players, who have been sensational in the Premier League and Bundesliga respectively, are Sancho, who is a Manchester United player but is currently He made his debut for Wilcox's U18 side at the age of 15. In his debut, H hit the back of the net twice within five minutes.Sancho has failed to impress at Old Trafford since his arrival in 2021. He moved to the German club after a falling out with manager Eric ten Hag.