MANCHESTER UNITED have taken on 50 new scouts as they look to beat rivals to top young talent.
The rigorous shake-up comes as part of the clubs root-and-branch review into the academy and recruitment was the need for more talent spotters all over the world.
And, according to the Mail, United have hired new scouts in every continent as they look to snap up the stars of the future first.
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Under Sir Alex Ferguson, United operated with a close-knit team that reported to the former boss.
But now all recruitment of first team and and academy players falls under the same umbrella.
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward sanctioned the move after the review showed a need to expand to have more scouts around the globe.
Louis van Gaal’s opposition scout Marcel Bout has been promoted and is now the head of global scouting and will work with chief scout Jim Lawlor.
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There have not been many appointments announced by the Old Trafford club but former Belgium and Dundee United central defender Armand Benneker has arrived.
Roy Beukenkamp, Henny de Regt and Tommy Moller Nielsen are working in Europe while the global scouts will have to fly to Carrington twice a year for meetings.
Nicky Butt is still Head of the Academy and operations manager have a keen interest in the new approach working.
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