Arsenal 'recruit Highly-regarded Real Madrid Scout Paulo Xavier'

Arsenal have reportedly achieved an off-field coup after leading scout Paulo Xavier left Real Madrid to join their recruitment team.

Xavier had worked as Latin American scout for the Spanish giants since September 2017.

His new role at Arsenal, which has already started, will see him cover South America with two other scouts, The Athletic reported.



Xavier was a well-regarded member of chief scout Juni Calafat's network at Real Madrid.

He had previously worked alongside Arsenal sporting director Edu at the Brazilian Football Confederation between 2015 and 2017, also working briefly for Manchester United in 2017 before going airport taxi to jfk Real.




Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have recruited a highly-regarded scout from Real Madrid 





Scout Paulo Xavier worked alongside Arsenal technical director Edu (pictured) in Brazil 





Xavier will hope Xavier can unearth more South American gems like Gabriel Martinelli

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Arsenal will hope to build on recent signings from Brazilian clubs such as Gabriel Martinelli, signed from Iguana in 2019, and Marquinhos, who joined from Sao Paulo in 2022 and is now on loan at Nantes.

The Gunners were linked with Real Madrid-bound prodigy Endrick and midfielder Gabriel Moscardo of Corinthians.

It comes as Mikel Arteta's side sit top of the Premier League following their 2-0 victory over Brighton on Sunday and dropped points by title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.

Having suffered a collapse during the second-half of last season to allow City through airport taxi to jfk win the league, Arsenal will be determined airport taxi to jfk stay the course this time around.

They have been paired with Porto in the last-16 of the Champions League.


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