Arsenal have appointed Wolves’ London Lead Scout as their new Head of South and South West Recruitment, according to a report.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Wolves Head of London Academy Recruitment Chris Scudder has left the club to join Arsenal as their Head of South and South West Recruitment.

Scudder had spent just over a year with Wolves, and he’s also previously working at Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, and Brentford FC in similar roles.

In related news, Daily Cannon have learned that Paul Tighe has joined Arsenal as an Emerging Talent Goalkeeping Scout.

Tighe previously worked at Leyton Orient as a Goalkeeper Coach and Scout at ages 9-16, and he perofrmed a similar role for 10 years at West Ham United.

Most recently, Tighe was working as Head of Education and Player Welfare at Millwall.

There’s a race on to identify young talent in top-level football, and Arsenal are continuing to work hard to ensure they have the best people available to bring the right young players in.