If you are a football fan, this should not be news to you: for years now, Real Madrid has changed its transfer window policy somewhat. Used to enlisting the best players on the planet during each transfer window, the club from the Spanish capital has changed its strategy a little. While it continues to attract some of the biggest stars to its ranks, Real Madrid has begun an aggressive youth recruitment campaign from all corners of the globe. Just to ensure you have the best prospects at home, and not have to pay huge sums to recruit them in the future.
If the cases of Martin Odegaard, Vinicius Junior or even Endrick are the most blatant examples, or media at least, this transfer window policy led by the nugget scout Juni Calafat has also made it possible to recruit, for a pittance, players like Fede Valverde or Casemiro. An exceptional return on investment therefore, and which is being emulated in Europe. Daily life A.S. takes stock in an article whose title is unequivocal: “Europe is plagiarizing Real Madrid”.
Big clubs take inspiration from Juni Calafat
The media cites in particular the example of Manchester City and its City Football Group, which carried out quite similar operations very recently. For example, there is Julian Alvarez, or even Claudio Echeverri, the latest Argentine nugget, recruited for 20 million euros. And there are others, like Savinho, who is a hit at Girona and whose future has a good chance of being written under the orders of Pep Guardiola.
PSG is also cited, particularly after the arrivals of Lucas Beraldo, already confirmed, as well as the upcoming arrival of Gabriel Moscardo. The Parisians had also inquired about Endrick, just as they are presented as serious candidates in the race for Willian Messinho Estevao. The signings of players like Cher Ndour in recent years also seem to go in this direction, even if it is still too early to say whether or not they have borne fruit. Chelsea is an even more telling example, like the recent recruitments of players like Kendry Paez, Gabriel Slonina or Andrey Santos. Real Madrid is emulating!
