AFC Bournemouth’s first-team technical director Simon Francis will leave the club at the end of the season.
The 41-year-old is set to move to a new job overseas.
Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal are understood to be amongst the teams interested in appointing the former Cherries defender.
Francis’ departure will bring an end to his 15-year association with Bournemouth.
The former defender first joined the club on loan from Charlton in 2011 before making the move permanent in January 2012.
Francis went on to make more than 300 appearances for the club and was a key member of Eddie Howe’s squad that gained promotion from League One to the Premier League.
Following his retirement from playing in 2020, Francis joined the recruitment set-up at Vitality Stadium, working under his former team mate Richard Hughes as assistant technical director.
Francis was then promoted to first-team technical director in 2024 when Hughes left for Liverpool.
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