Manchester United launch swoop for Metropolis’s rising recruitment specialist Stephen Ajewole – with tried poach sparking fears secret info could also be given to arch rivals
- Stephen Ajewole has been lined as much as be United’s new lead scout for the U15-18s
- The tried poach of Metropolis’s junior scout has sparked recruitment issues
- There’s a view from Metropolis that the transfer leaves scouting intelligence below menace
- Sportsmail understands the transfer was led by United’s head of youth recruitment
Manchester United have launched an try and poach arch rivals Manchester City’s rising recruitment specialist Stephen Ajewole, a transfer that would compromise the Etihad membership’s confidential scouting intelligence.
Ajewole has been lined up by United to change into their new lead scout for the Underneath 15-18s, a prospect that has raised issues as regards to secret recruitment info being handed on.
Sportsmail understands the transfer was led by David Harrison, who’s at present United’s head of youth recruitment.
Manchester United have launched a swoop to poach rivals Metropolis’s junior scout Stephen Ajewole
Harrison was beforehand head of European youth scouting with Metropolis earlier than becoming a member of rivals United in 2017.
Historically United are recognised as leaders in academy recruitment.
However Metropolis have invested enormous quantities of their scouting community in current seasons and employed a few of the nation’s high spies within the course of.
The transfer has sparked fears that it could compromise confidential scouting intelligence at Metropolis
Ajewole has been lined up by United to change into their new lead scout for the Underneath 15-18s
Certainly, Metropolis are actually extensively recognised as having the most effective youth recruitment departments in Europe, with the likes of nationwide youth scouting supervisor Sam Fagbemi, head regional scout Paul McLaren and southern youth scouting supervisor Carl Walker main their community of spies.
Recruitment employees have compiled years of invaluable scouting info which has been central to academy supervisor Jason Wilcox establishing Metropolis’s academy as probably the most profitable in Europe.
However there’s a view from Metropolis that United’s transfer for Ajewole, a junior scout, leaves that intelligence below menace.
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