Piet de Visser, a scout who has worked at Stamford Bridge since 2005, has revealed that the Chelsea owner requested the signing after being impressed by the Belgian
Chelsea signed Kevin De Bruyne following direct orders from Roman Abramovich.
Piet de Visser has been scouting for Chelsea since 2005 and has personally liaised with Abramovich on potential transfer targets, and has revealed that he needed to go directly to the Chelsea owner about De Bruyne’s talent.
“One of the best players I’ve scouted is Kevin De Bruyne,” De Visser wrote in his new book Master Scout, which has been serialized by Het Nieuwsblad.