A lot of fans will presume that every club have an army of scouts who know everything about every player, and it means they can’t miss out on the next big thing. The reality is astonishingly different, with professional clubs relying on volunteers who end up out of pocket and having to juggle the role with a real full time job – something I know only too well. The reason it’s so bewildering is clubs will spend so much money on things like 4th choice goalkeepers, but scouting is about to become much more important. READ MORE: Mikel Arteta promotes ‘pacey’ attacking prospect to Arsenal first-team training When clubs don’t have so much money to spend they can’t just go out and...
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