Cagigao became the victim of Arsenal’s decision to cut staff across departments as part of their plans to restructure costs in light of the financial hit they have taken in recent months.

 

The talent-spotter spent 24 years at Arsenal and was the head of international scouting at the Emirates.

 

 

He was credited with spotting players such as Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Hector Bellerin and Gabriel Martinelli, amongst many others.

 

Fabregas has expressed his gratitude towards Cagigao and insisted that he played a massive part in his career in football.

 

 

He believes any club would be lucky to have Cagigao’s ability to spot talent in their recruitment team.

 

Fabregas took to Twitter and wrote: “Thank you for the 24+ years of devotion, respect, loyalty and love you gave to Arsenal

 

 

“Nothing would have been the same for me if you didn’t spot me at 15 years old.

 

“I wish you all the very best for the future. Your next team will be very lucky to have your football brain.”

 

Arsenal have let a raft of scouts across several countries move on and it remains to be seen if they can cope with the loss of expertise.