Salford City chief executive Nicky Butt has stepped down from his role, the League Two club has said.

Butt took over from Gary Neville in October 2022 and has decided he can no longer dedicate the time to continue in the position, but he will remain an active shareholder and board director.

The 49-year-old is a part owner of the Ammies alongside his former Manchester United team-mates Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, and has indicated he wishes to return to a coaching position.

“Whilst I have enjoyed the day-to-day responsibilities of the chief executive role and discovered a huge amount about the challenges an EFL club faces away from the football pitch, I have recently realised how much I miss the coaching and development of players, and this has increased my desire to get back into that side of the game,” he said., external

“Over the past few months there have been several exciting opportunities put forward to me that have put my focus back on coaching and on the grass.

“That being said I have always wanted to put Salford first, and we now have experienced executives within the senior management team here which means that I can step away from my current duties without any impact on current operations and it will be very much business as usual.”

Finance director Jonathan Jackson will now take over as chief executive officer on an interim basis, the club’s statement added.