Reading legend Brian McDermott has confirmed his new role as Director of Football at Scottish Premiership outfit Hibernian.

Spending over a decade in Berkshire, taking roles from chief scout to Academy coach, the former Arsenal star famously managed the club to Premier League promotion in 2012.

Sacked in 2013 after four years, he returned for a short stint in 2016 and returned to scouting for the Gunners.

Out of football in recent years and focussing on presentations about his struggle with addiction and alcoholism, McDermott has now been unveiled with Hibs.

The 62-year-old will now work with manager Lee Johnson on the recruitment of players and football operations such as scouting, analysis, sports science, and medicine.

 

Hibernian FC Chief Executive Ben Kensell commented: “We are delighted with the appointment of Brian McDermott after a long and extensive process.

“We are conscious that this appointment has taken some time, which is partly due to the sad passing of our late Chairman Ronald J Gordon, but we also wanted to make sure that we had the right steps in place and a thorough process, to make sure we’ve got the right person in the door.

“Brian joins us with substantial experience in the game and has worked across numerous different roles across a Football Club on the sporting side, which sets him up perfectly for this role. We also wanted someone that has a strong recruitment bias, and he has that in abundance having scouted across the world for some high-level clubs.

“Brian’s background, contacts, and experience will be vital as we continue to move the Club forwards.”