Arsenal of England youngster, Bukayo Saka is bound to miss the presence of his mentor at The Gunners, following reports that the scout that took him to the London-based club is facing the sack at Emirates Stadium, megasportsarena.com gathered.
With Arsenal facing tight financial strains caused by the effects of coronavirus pandemic, which occasioned a halt to action in the English Premier League and loss of revenue on all fronts, The Gunners are set to release a clutch of their youth scouting personnel;, among whom is the man thattook Saka to the club.
Saka’s scout is now among the lot set to be sent into the labour market because of financial cutbacks caused by the coronavirus crisis and those affected among the club’s the recruitment staff, who have already been informed about the development via email, will see their contracts expire at the end the June and they will not be renewed
Information on offer out of Queensland added that a total of 10 part time scouts, who helped The Gunners unearth Saka, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith-Rowe among many others, have been informed of the setback.
The report adds: “Sportsmail understands that a host of other Gunners employees who are on employed on a contract basis are fearful for their jobs. The news underlines the major financial problems facing football clubs across the country. Arsenal could look to re-employ the scouts once the depths of the financial crisis that has gripped football becomes clearer later in the year.
“Earlier this season, Sportsmail exclusively revealed how former head of youth recruitment Steve Morrow was the biggest casualty in a restructuring of the club’s academy scouting set-up. Key figured Kevin Beadell, Dan Rice and David Lee – who all held academy positions – also left the club.”
