Manchester City have announced the appointment of Tom Glick in a new position the club has created.

The current Derby County CEO will step into City's chief commercial and operating officer role in August the English champions confirmed today.

"The post has been created to empower the football club to rapidly realise its ever-increasing commercial opportunities and simultaneously optimally evolve its operations," read a club statement.

"All members of the commercial and operational teams will report to the new position."

Glick, who worked in minor league baseball and the NBA in the USA before joining the Rams in 2008, added: "I am very pleased to have been offered this opportunity at Manchester City football club.

"This is an exciting time for all connected with City and I am looking forward to joining and helping to drive the club's off-field development on its future journey.

"I have been impressed by the ambitions and plans set out by the chairman and board.

"I shall use my experience here in England and in North America to help City build on its recent successes and achieve new milestones in Manchester and around the globe."

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