Manchester United snatch Piotr Sadowski from Lech Poznan to bolster scouting network across Europe
Jose Mourinho continues overhaul of player recruitment at Old Trafford as top Polish scout Sadowski is signed up to cover Central Eastern Europe
MANCHESTER UNITED have continued to strengthen their scouting network by snapping up Piotr Sadowski from Lech Poznan.
United boss Jose Mourinho has been working hard to improve the player recruitment department at Old Trafford ever since he took charge of the club.
And he has persuaded Sadowski to quit his role as Academy Operations Director at Poznan to work on developing United's operations in Eastern Europe.
The Pole has been named the club's Central Eastern European Scout, with the aim of increasing the Premier League club's coverage across the continent.
Sadowski confirmed his move in a post on Twitter which said: "A new chapter. It's time to begin. #ManUtd #RedDevils @ManUtd @AcademyManUtd".
And Poznan were quick to release a statement on their official website where they paid tribute to the work he did in improving their own academy.
It read: "Thanks to Peter for over two years of co-operation. This was a period of important change in the academy which had a good effect and was successful.
"We wish him continued success and we are delighted that the experience he has gathered in Poznan has proved to be of great value to such a recognised brand in the football world as Manchester United."
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Mourinho believes there is room for improvement at Old Trafford in the way they monitor young talent outside of the major footballing leagues.
He made a major change over the summer when he persuaded highly-respected Juventus chief-scout Javier Ribalta to move to United.
Ribalta is one of the men credited for turning Juve into the dominant force in Italian football having advised them to sign Paul Pogba, Dani Alves, Sami Khedira and Alvaro Morata.
And Mourinho moved swiftly to tempt him to Old Trafford in June, handing him responsibility for heading up the entire scouting operation at United.