EXCLUSIVE: Sellars axed from Man City academy role as fears over homegrown quota grow



Manchester City have sacked head of academy coaching Scott Sellars as the Barclays Premier League club continue revamping their youth-set up.

The former Blackburn and Newcastle player joined the club in 2009 under then football administrator Brian Marwood.

But in a difference of footballing opinion with the current regime, led by sporting director Txiki Begiristain, Sellars has had his employment terminated.

Axed: Manchester City have got rid of Scott Sellars (right), with Paul Power, for a lack of emerging English talent

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His sacking comes in light of the club's fears they could struggle to fill their homegrown players quota next season - news revealed by Sportsmail last week.

The club will now begin the search for a new man to fill the role vacated by Sellars ahead of next season.

City are pumping significant funds into their academy set-up to ensure they can produce their own talent in years to come.

Work has started on a new state-of-the-art academy set-up, which will include a 7,000 seater stadium for youth games and 16 pitches.