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Everton are set to make a key appointment to their new look scouting set-up under director of football Steve Walsh .

The Blues want to bring former Sunderland head of recruitment Martyn Glover into the club as head of technical scouting.

Glover left the Black Cats in August having moved to the Stadium of Light to form part of Sam Allardyce’s trusted backroom staff.

The Bury-born talent spotter had previously worked with the new England manager when he was in charge at Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United.

Glover, who used to be a PE teacher, had a brief spell at Leeds United working alongside bosses Uwe Rosler and Steve Evans but after joining in June last year, he left Elland Road that December before teaming up with Allardyce for a third time.

The former Blackburn Rovers head of youth recruitment will be the first acquisition to the new scouting framework being put in place at Everton under Walsh.