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Newcastle United's Academy revamp is now under way with the club looking to fill a host of positions for the 2019/2020 season.

As Chronicle Live reported on Monday, a shake-up behind the scenes to improve the club's youth system was set to take place.

This is something that Rafa Benitez has requested for some time, but the club are now pressing ahead in the search for a specialist "loan manager" to ensure their youngsters benefit fully from temporary switches away from St James' Park.

This is something that has came to a head in recent weeks after Elias Sorensen's loan deal at Blackpool turned into a farce - with the Dane playing just 32 minutes since arriving at Bloomfield Road.

Now United are set to follow in the footsteps of major European clubs like Juventus and Borussia Dortmund and bring in a full-time appointment to look after youngsters.

Ben Dawson is also set to step up his role and move into a technical position overseeing other coaches.

Newcastle are now actively seeking a new Under-23 manager.

A club statement read: "The Club is looking to recruit a Player Development Coach (U23 Lead - Professional Phase) to work within Newcastle United Football Academy.

"(They will) Work in conjunction with the Head of Coaching and U23 performance staff to plan, deliver and review the Player Development Programme in order to produce players capable of making the transition to first team football, primarily at Newcastle United Football Club."

And the information regarding the "Loan Manager" role, reads: "The Loan Player Coordinator will work in conjunction with coaching, recruitment, safeguarding and education staff at the Academy to ensure that the Club’s loan strategy is efficiently and effectively implemented.

"And provide weekly feedback to the Loan Management Team, including players’ progress reports to ensure transparency and effective management of all processes."

With Mike Ashley wanting more younger players coming through the system, the club are also looking for an assistant head coach at Under-16 level.