Swansea City are considering creating a technical director role in a bid to improve recruitment following relegation from the Premier League.
It is understood the potential new appointment would work alongside chairman Huw Jenkins and the managerial successor to Carlos Carvalhal.
Several candidates are thought to have been identified as Swansea seek a fresh approach to transfer dealings.
Recruitment was cited as a major factor in the club’s on-pitch failings.
Swansea are also in the process of selecting a new manager, with Graham Potter, Frank de Boer and Jaap Stam among those being considered.
In a statement following relegation to the Championship, the club’s majority shareholders – American businessmen Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien – outlined the need for improving recruitment and bringing in “additional resources”.
Issued after the defeat to Stoke on 13 May that confirmed relegation, the statement read: “There have certainly been mistakes along the way and it is down to the owners to shoulder much of the responsibility.