Marcel Bout has joined Newcastle United, and ChronicleLive has looked at what the former scout for Manchester United and Bayern Munich will bring to the team. “You can fly to a whopping 288 destinations from Schiphol Airport. Marcel Bout will already be well-aware of that, of course. From this base in his homeland, Newcastle United’s talent spotter will look to find the ‘new Haaland, Bellingham and Musiala’ before they are worth £100m-plus.” Eddie Howe called Bout a “welcome addition,” and Andries Jonker, the former assistant for Barcelona and Bayern Munich and former manager of the Arsenal academy, agreed, ”
According to him, “Marcel knows all those players between 16 and 24 in Europe who have potential,” ChronicleLive was informed. “If they play for Barcelona already, they won’t come to Newcastle so you have to be there in time and he knows where to go and where to look.”
Given his history, Bout has a distinct advantage in that regard due to his connections, expertise, and understanding. Bout has worked in a variety of roles over the years, including head coach, assistant, youth team coach, head of youth, and chief match analyst. This has given him a unique understanding of players, their traits, and what to look for. Bout has also held major scouting roles at some of the biggest clubs in the world.
It was enough to say that Bout worked for Manchester United for eight years under three very different managers. The Red Devils even had to issue a statement after the head of global scouting left to honor how he’strengthened’ the team’s’scouting capabilities’ after making a ‘significant contribution’.
It was one of the few times dispatches mentioned Bout. Jonker claims that this is a person who has favored to work in the background.
He is someone with a lot of old-fashioned energy who likes to spend his days in the stadiums or writing reports when he’s not. He is a hard worker and delivers quality. “We worked closely with each other for almost 30 years and I know for sure he doesn’t want to stop, but continue in a challenging job with perspective. He didn’t want to do everything, but the flame is still burning in him. He wants to perform. He wants to do a good job and be successful,” the man explained.
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