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Hey everyone, Tom here. I'm writing to let you know about all the things going on behind-the-scenes at SCOUTED. Transparency for paid supporters is something I believe in deeply - as things have been quiet around here for a while, I believe you deserve to know why. If you're not interested in reading these editorial blogs, no worries! More football writing will be coming soon. I'll see you then.

25/26 is, can you believe it, over - at least where the clubs are involved. To mark the passing of another season, I sat down with Jake Entwistle and Llew Davies to discuss how SCOUTED's processes have changed over the past ten-or-so months. What trends have they noticed? How have their ideas developed? How have they deepened the way they work together as a mini recruitment team?

The World Cup is bigger than ever. 1,248 players from all corners of the globe are about to take to the largest stage of them all. We’ve picked ten breakouts for you to watch. To do so, we’re debuting our brand new product: SCOUTED Pro. This is the project we’ve been working on quietly all year: an editorial product designed for clubs, agencies and football professionals, that represents the culmination of our decade of experience in scouting and analysis.

by TOM CURREN scouted by LLEW DAVIES This essay was published in Volume II under the title 'Nuts and Bolts'. Grab a copy of the full magazine in digital: Every so often, a player breaks into senior football at an age that is, by itself, remarkable. You don’t need fancy data models or a worldwide network of scouts to spot it: a big, red flashing klaxon simply appears in the air and a disembodied tannoy blares the announcement. A sixteen-year-old is starting in the 2. Bundesliga.

by TOM CURREN scouting by LLEW DAVIES Around this time last year, SCOUTED released its first midfield Archetype. The Developer, inspired by many hours of watching Sverre Nypan - in his pre-Manchester City era - was built primarily around movement. We felt most fans understood midfielders who progressed the ball through line-splitting passing or ground-eating carrying, but that movement was an under-appreciated, and perhaps slightly obscured, element of the midfield toolkit.

The future of football is Africa. The enormous continent is home to 1.4 billion people with a median age of 19 years old; discovering which clubs and countries have become trailblazers in investing and developing talent from it can get teams ahead in the transfer market. SCOUTED have consistently looked to do exactly that. In 2021, we published the incredible story of Right to Dream in Volume X.

This essay was published in Volume II under the title 'Fire and Ice'. Grab a copy of the full magazine in print or digital: by TOM CURREN scouting by LLEW DAVIES Diego Simeone. Football is, in many ways, about imagery, and the meaning words can conjure: what comes to your mind when I run Diego Simeone through it? Something about Argentinian fire, surely; a reserved, elegant anger that explodes into brutality at the flick of a switch; perhaps an all-black suit to hide the bloodstains?

This essay was published in Volume II under the title 'Monster'. Grab a copy of the full magazine in print or digital: byTOM CURREN scouting byLLEW DAVIES On 15 March 2024, SCOUTED watched Victor Froholdt for the first time. FC København would exit the UEFA Youth League that day in a bizarre penalty shootout to FC Nantes, but our Stephen Ganavas came away waxing lyrical about the Danish group, and one midfielder in particular.

This essay was published in Volume II under the title 'Future Midfield'. Grab a copy of the full magazine in print or digital: By TOM CURREN On April 29, 2025, a host of Parisian red-and-blue arrived in north London. Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain were the Champions League favourites; they’d hit stride at the perfect time. At the apex of their fluid attack was Ousmane Dembélé who, since undergoing a surprising evolution into a lone No.9, had emerged as Europe’s primary goalscoring talent.

Welcome to SCOUTED's second magazine of the year: Volume II, featuring an exclusive long-form interview with Adam Wharton. Download and read the full magazine, right now (scroll down) Pre-order a print copy – less than 150 remaining Our long-form interview with Adam is out now All stories will be published online in due course - our interview with Adam is available today.