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Manchester United make new back-room signing - reports in Belgium
MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly added Genk head scout Roland Janssen to their back-room staff.
Manchester United are strengthening their back-room staff
United have overhauled their youth set up which brought through Marcus Rashford and Tim Fosu Mensah last season.
In February former midfielder Nicky Butt was appointed as the new Head of Academy.
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And last month Marcel Bout was appointed as the new head of global scouting.
According to Belgian daily Het Belang Van Limburg, Janssen will be responsible for finding talent in his homeland and begins his new role with immediate effect.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne came through at Genk
The likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois have come through the Belgian club's academy.
This season United have been linked with 19-year-old Genk striker Leon Bailey.
Chief scout Jim Lawlor is understood to have watched the Jamaican in a Europa League in Octover.
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