Brentford boss Mark Warburton has promised to move heaven and earth in a bid to secure promotion to the Premier League before quitting the club in the summer.

The 52-year-old, assistant manager David Weir and sporting director Frank McParland have agreed terms to leave Griffin Park at the end of the season after owner Matthew Benham announced plans for a new management structure.

Warburton and Weir will continue to manager first team affairs utnil May, while McParland has been placed on gardening leave.

The club are looking to appoint a new sporting director and head coach to work in tandem in terms of player recruitment - a model popular in European football - and the latter does not have a veto on transfer targtets.

In a move that echoes Hollywood film Moneyball, player recruitment will use a mixture of traditional scouting and other tools, including mathematical modelling.

Warburton guided the Bees to League One promotion last summer before leading the club to seventh in the current Championship table, having enjoyed a spell in the top six.

The former City trader's future has been uncertain since reports of chairman Cliff Crown's meeting with Rayo Vallecano coach Paco Jemez emerged last week.

Warburton insisted his exit will be on good terms citing conflicting footballing philosophies between him and Benham as the reason behind his departure.

But he is determined to deliver Premier League football to the fans by way of a leaving present.

"I will be forever grateful to Matthew for giving me the opportunity to be manager of this fantastic club and for what he has done for the club since I have been here," he said in a statement issued this afternoon.

“It has been an absolute honour and a privilege to do the job and I have had the pleasure of working with a fantastic group of players and staff and have enjoyed the backing of a magnificent set of supporters.

“While I am disappointed that we have been unable to reconcile some key philosophical differences, I’m relieved we now have clarity.  

“In my remaining time at the club we shall move heaven and earth to get the promotion that the players, fans and Matthew deserve and going forward, I wish the club every success in its ongoing adventure.  

“I have enormous respect for Matthew and his investment in the club and he has the absolute right to run the club in the manner he deems most appropriate and beneficial.

 “I have the privilege of managing an outstanding group of players, a group which has demonstrated a work ethic, a harmony and no shortage of quality.

“David and I, and indeed all the staff, remain totally focussed  on supporting this squad of players and ensuring they are best prepared for each and every remaining fixture this season."

Benham, a lifelong Bees fan who has owned the majority shareholding at Brentford since 2012, is reported to have invested close to £100million in to the club since his arrival at Griffin Park.

And he believes innovative thinking - as opposed to increased funding - is necessary to deliver sustainable success in the Premier League shoud the club reach the promised land.

“I am a passionate Brentford fan and every decision I take is intended to be in the best long term interests of the club," he added.

“Some of the decisions taken to date have been easy and some, like this one, have been extremely hard.

“Under Mark’s stewardship, Brentford have achieved a high league position and played football, which is a joy to watch.

“It is difficult to seek to implement change, particularly when things appear to be going so well, but I am single minded in my resolve that we can leave no stone unturned in our quest for sustainable Premier League football.  

“Innovation, not increased funding, can be the only route to success for clubs such as ours, and I fully accept innovation is never without risk.   

“We are continuing to build a strong base for the future.

“Everything has been perfectly amicable between all parties and we remain friends.”

Chairman Crown added: “Lots of clubs are criticised for short term thinking – we want to take a long term view and put structures in place that both the Board and the owner believe will be to the benefit of Brentford FC for years to come.

“The new structure is unusual in English football, although commonplace in other European countries and in other sports.

“We would have loved for Mark to stay, working within the new structure, but he feels that this is not right for him.