By MIKE KEEGAN, CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER

Published: 10:51, 3 March 2026 | Updated: 10:51, 3 March 2026

Tottenham Hotspur have been left ‘deeply unimpressed’ with a new, Arsenal-supporting academy scout after he joked about not wanting his new badge to touch his skin and over comparisons with a snake.

While the club declined to comment, Daily Mail Sport understands officials have taken a dim view of social media posts made by Neros Coachman after he took the role - and may well take further action.

Coachman, who states he has a UEFA B Licence, posted a picture of himself in a Tottenham tracksuit next to the club motto ‘To Dare is to Do’ saying he was ‘looking forward to getting the new set of superstars to the club’. 

He added: ‘You know the project's good when your a boyhood Arsenal fan and you switch sides’.

One poster responded: ‘Do not let that badge touch your skin’, to which Coachman wrote: ‘I've already got the base layer’.

Another posted: ‘We need someone on the inside’ to which Coachman responded...