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Footie scouts are quaking in their boots amid predictions they will soon be replaced by bots.<\/p>\n

Bosses of Britain\u2019s biggest teams are using custom-built AI systems to build \u201cteams of the future\u201d.<\/p>\n

They can plug videos and stats of players being targeted into the machines and it will spit out predictions for their future performances on, and even off, the pitch.<\/p>\n

The devices can even say how players might adapt to performing in front of bigger crowds and how they are likely to deal with fame.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Premier League icon Lee Bowyer now managing international team ranked 179th in the world<\/b><\/p>\n

Dr Ryan Beal, of tech firm SentientSports, said: \u201cThere are some good examples of Premier League clubs producing new metrics and new ways of looking at data in the last few years.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this often looks at how a player is performing now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is value to backwards-looking analytics, but we\u2019ve looked at forward-looking situations to challenge scouts on how well they think a player will adapt \u2013 using the numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dr Ryan has worked with clubs and sports agents to place players in teams where they will thrive.<\/p>\n

Most Prem clubs, including Chelsea, now use AI.<\/p>\n

Unlike human scouts \u2013 who can earn over \u00a3100,000 a year \u2013 bots can pore over stats in minutes.<\/p>\n

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\u00a322 a month<\/p>\n

The Premier League could well follow in the footsteps of the NFL in future years, with the tech already used to analyse games.<\/p>\n

AI can be used to reduce the footage that is needed to be watch by coaches, picking out key moments involving specific players.<\/p>\n

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