Farewell to Real Madrid: Heading to Arsenal and Official Announcement in the Coming Days

Real Madrid has lost a valuable asset for its future sporting endeavors, and the departure is closer to the club’s leadership than it may seem.

Journalist Mario Cortegana has revealed an exclusive piece of news that weakens Real Madrid’s activities abroad. According to this reporter from The Athletic, Real Madrid has given the green light to the departure of Paulo Xavier, one of the scouts in Juni Calafat’s team. This departure is significant as Xavier was assigned to cover talent in Latin America.

Moreover, Paulo Xavier was one of the most valued employees by Juni Calafat, who is already working to replace him with another scout for the same footballing scenario. The information published by Cortegana indicates that Paulo Xavier has left Real Madrid to join the Premier League: Arsenal has hired his services.

Mikel Arteta appears to need his services in South America, a region where Real Madrid has achieved great success in the last five years with players such as Fede Valverde, Vinícius, and Rodrygo. Paulo Xavier will now focus on this footballing landscape at Arsenal, joining the club after six years of working alongside Juni Calafat at Real Madrid.

Reorganization While it may have minimal short-term effects, Paulo Xavier’s departure is a more significant ‘blow’ than it appears. The board led by Florentino Pérez is preparing a sports project based on young footballing stars. Although some may emerge from La Fábrica, the reality is that Valdebebas offices are also betting on talent developed abroad.

This is why maintaining the scouting team led by Juni Calafat was crucial. The head of Madrid’s scouting already knows about Xavier’s departure pending official confirmation from both entities and will have to make moves in the club’s internal structure to ensure that a pool of footballing talent, where Real Madrid has not been very successful, is not neglected.