He is the current sporting director for Premier League club Newcastle United As a player, Mitchell began playing with the youth teams of Manchester City and Wigan Athletic, making his senior debut with the latter.
Mitchell has worked with Milton Keynes Dons, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and RB Leipzig on player recruitment and Monaco on sporting director.
Mitchell began playing in the youth ranks of local club Manchester City before joining Football League Second Division side Wigan Athletic in 1999.
In January 2007, Mitchell joined league rivals Wrexham on a three-month loan deal after struggling for game time at Milton Keynes.
[1] He was immediately offered an ambassadorial role by Milton Keynes Dons and began working with the club's Sport and Education Trust.
[19] The club gained promotion to the Premier League in his first season and Mitchell began working with Mauricio Pochettino following his appointment in January 2013.
He oversaw the signings of players including Nathaniel Clyne, Maya Yoshida, Paulo Gazzaniga and Steven Davis.
[20][21][22][23] Following Pochettino's move to Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Mitchell completed his switch in November 2014 to link up with the manager.
[25][26][27] In August 2016, reports suggested Mitchell was to leave the club "after his dream job turned into a nightmare" and he had fallen out with chairman Daniel Levy.
[30] In his first transfer window with the club, Mitchell helped sign Matheus Cunha and Nordi Mukiele, as well as Arsenal youth prospect Emile Smith Rowe on loan.