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The Transfers Podcast

Scott McLachlan exclusive: Football's recruitment revolution | PSG offer Vitinha new deal

Season 1, Ep. 14

Former Chelsea head of scouting Scott McLachlan joins Duncan Castles for

a Transfers Podcast special.


+ PSG offer Vitinha new contract


+ Professionalising scouting at Chelsea


+ Transfers: 'We're putting a human being from one tribe into our tribe.'


+ Forecasting is the hardest skill


+ Scouting coaches to scout players


+ The arms race for talent


+ Building Chelsea's loan army


+ Moneyball at Fulham: Rejects, Rehabs + Reinvents


+ Evolution of player analysis


+ Deep thinking + disruption


Look out for 'Inside Multi-Club Ownership', part two of this Scott McLachlan interview on your podcast platform now.


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00:00 Intro

00:54 Vitinha

04:13 Player analysis

17:45 Fulham

30:40 Chelsea

43:41 Scouting coaches

49:55 Loan army

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