Revealed: The painstaking work carried out by Arsenal scout to help secure deals

ARSENAL will be scouring far and wide for a few bargains this month.

 

Arsene Wenger is on the lookout for some bargains

 

Little is known about the involvement of one of their scouts - Thomas Pasieczny.

But he is responsible for unearthing the next big thing in Poland.

And he has revealed he has clocked up the mileage for his gruelling work.

“Exactly I can say for the last fourteen months,’ he told Polish outlet Sport.pl.

 

“At the time, I have driven 85,000km. I have written a few hundred reports.”

Speaking more specifically about the scouting process, Pasieczny said: “It’s long and winding. We depend on the organisations and the clubs

“There are teams with different structures, decision-making processes, committees, who have the power to make transfers.

“In the most simplified form – after watching the match I submit a report in a specific format, according to the score sheet.

 

Wojciech Szczesny is currently on loan at Roma

 

“If it is necessary, it will immediately highlight a suitable player suited and his particulars will be noted.

“Depending on how the club is organised, there may be further scouting trips, or contact with the agent or the club.

“You have to realise that we never come into contact with a player. And there must be a backup option.”

Krystian Bielik is the only Pole in the current Arsenal squad, with Wojciech Szczesny out on loan at Roma.