Individual seen in bushes was confronted on Thursday
Echoes of Marcelo Bielsa’s 2019 ‘spygate’ affair
Middlesbrough believe they caught a Southampton analyst hiding in the bushes and allegedly recording their training session on Thursday morning, in a remarkable repeat of the 2019 Marcelo Bielsa “spygate” affair.
Boro are understood to have reported the incident to the English Football League given spying on opposition training is in breach of their regulations.
The individual, thought to be part of Tonda Eckert’s backroom team, was spotted by a member of Middlesbrough staff at the beginning of their session at Rockliffe Park, 48 hours before their Championship playoff semi-final first leg.
