Former Queens Park Rangers technical director Mike Rigg is in talks with Birmingham City over joining the Blues’ recruitment team in January, according to Football Insider.
Last week, Football Insider revealed that technical director Craig Gardener, a former Birmingham player, is under fierce pressure to hold onto his job as the club are accurately seeking to hire a new sporting director and now Rigg could be set to take his spot.
Rigg is currently employed in the United Arab Emirates by Al-Jazira, a team coached by Ajax legend Frank de Boer, but could make the jump to the West Midlands over the coming months.
The 53-year-old has worked with numerous clubs in his career so far, including Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham, QPR and Burnley but it is with the current European champions where Rigg may be remembered most.
Rigg was the Director of Football of Manchester City for four years, leaving his post for QPR in the summer of 2012, merely a few weeks after the Citizens lifted their first-ever Premier League title in dramatic fashion.
The news of Rigg potentially joining Birmingham City comes less than two weeks after Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney was appointed as John Eustace’s successor in the St. Andrew’s dugout.
Many supporters and pundits were divided over the arrival of Rooney since Eustace had guided the team to sixth place in the Championship before being ousted from his position, days after beating West Bromwich Albion 3-1 in the derby.
Rooney brought Chelsea and Man United legends Ashley Cole and John O’Shea with him as members of his backroom team. Rigg could potentially be yet another major appointment of Knighthead Capital Management’s reign as Birmingham City owners.
Writer’s View
Respectfully to Gardener, Rigg is excellent at his job, hence why he has worked in top positions with so many teams across English football and now even the UAE.
This would be a huge coup by the Blues ahead of what could be a massive transfer window for the club in the fight for promotion back to the Premier League.
