According to The Telegraph, Everton are one of a number of clubs looking to lure Real Madrid's chief scout Juni Calafat away from Spain.

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The report claims that along with the Toffees, the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool are considering trying to "poach" Calafat from Madrid.

It goes on to reveal that Calafat is "credited with overhauling Real’s recruitment and change of strategy by signing some of the most promising young talent in world football".

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As well as Reinier Jesus' arrival from Flamengo, the likes of Martin Odegaard, Eder Militao and Vinicius Junior, amongst others, have all gone to the Bernabeu under his watch.

Hidden gems

As Calafat's track record suggests, he has got a very impressive history of signing exciting young talent from South American football especially. As well as the aforementioned, he helped bring in the likes of Fede Valverde and Rodrygo to Madrid too.

With Premier League clubs flush with cash these days, scouting networks are probably as strong and diverse as they have ever been. It means finding the next big talent becomes even more difficult to do, as a lot of teams are likely to have seen them one way or the other.

Calafat has shown he is a master talent-spotter in his time in Madrid, and so luring him to Goodison Park would help the Toffees unearth some hidden gems. His impressive eye for young players could land the Merseyside club some of the best up-and-coming starlets in the world, and particularly from South America. Everton's future would be in incredible hands if they could convince him to turn down the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea.

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When Marcel Brands arrived as the club's new director of football from PSV in the summer of 2018, Farhad Moshiri proudly remarked that he would help make them "more equipped to challenge the top teams" - after all, he helped sign the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum and Dries Mertens in his time with the Dutch club.

But in all honesty, his work at Everton has been largely underwhelming, with signings like Moise Kean under-performing massively - the Italian having scored just once in 23 games across all competitions.

But snaring someone like Calafat from a European giant like Madrid would be the ultimate coup for the Toffees, and even more of a stellar acquisition than Brands initially was. Though he may be a chief scout at the Bernabeu and not a director of football, he is certainly highly-regarded in Madrid considering they have signed players that he spotted.

It would be far more exciting for Everton than when they lured Brands to Goodison Park, and ensure that their future is extremely bright.

Meanwhile, Everton's swoop for this starlet should spell the end for this Ronald Koeman signing.