Long-serving United employee who helped discover Bruno Fernandes, leaves club after 18 years – report

Manchester United as a club has undergone a significant amount of restructuring. Sea of change Ineos’ ownership has seen Erik ten Hag, Ruben Amorim and now Michael Carrick at the helm. They have also logically brought in their own separate coaching teams. United have also brought in a significant number of players in this time. There have also been big changes behind the scenes as Ineos sanctioned the firing of over 250 members of staff to make the organisation leaner in their eyes. The Red Devils have also overhauled their whole scouting system in this time, cutting down the number of employed personnel and relying more on databases to scour for players. Antonio Cruz These significant changes mean that the club has had to say goodbye to some faces who have been associated with the Red Devils for a long time. The Sun report that, “a Manchester United scout has left the club after 18 years.” The article goes on to state that, “Antonio Cruz is the latest to depart United’s once-bloated scouting network as the club continues to invest in AI data to aid their recruitment.” Cruz took to LinkedIn to comment on his time at Old Trafford, posting, “after 18 years at Manchester United as an International Scout, the time has come for me to close this important chapter of my career. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey.” Cruz’s main roles were being responsible for scouting for the first team in Spain and Portugal. He also collaborated with the first team’s analysts when United have faced Portuguese teams over the years. The scout joined in 2007, the year United brought Nani and Anderson from Sporting CP and FC Porto. He was also responsible for the area when United signed Bebe, Diogo Dalot and by far his biggest success, Bruno Fernandes. The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.