Each team: Barcelona s new chief scout Pereira has been fully engaged in work and will be officially announced soon

August 19th, the Spanish media Daily Sports reported that Barcelona's new chief scout Joao Amaral Pereira has fully started working. Although the club has not officially announced it, Pereira performs her duties normally in Barcelona Sports City almost every day. Pereira has fully gained the trust of director Deco, the main enabler to push him to join Barcelona. The official announcement is expected to be released in the near future, but in fact Pereira has been fully involved in Barcelona's daily work. His goal is to strengthen the scouting network, improve talent discovery capabilities in the increasingly fierce transfer market, help Barcelona seize the initiative, and sign young new stars before other giants.

Pereira served as technical director for Portuguese team Rio Avi last season, responsible for coordinating and managing the work of the entire football department and talent discovery. During his time at Rio Avi, he was recognized for his outstanding work performance and his ability to innovate the search mode of players. Now that he has accumulated more experience, he has made a leap in his career and joined Barcelona as Deco's assistant.

As a close confidant of Deco, Pereira previously worked for the D20 brokerage team run by Deco. The two have a long history, which also explains why Deco recruited him under his command when he took charge of Barcelona's sports department in the new stage. When Deco accepted Laporta's invitation to lead the sports department, the D20 brokerage company announced its graduation, and Pereira chose to develop independently. Two years later, the two are joining hands again in Barcelona.

Pereira himself has officially notified Rio Avi that he accepted the invitation from Barcelona and will be removed from his post in Portugal. Through this move, Barcelona hopes to further improve the discovery ability of young talents and find players who are in line with the red and blue philosophical system. Although Pereira is not a sensational signing, it is an important addition to building the team's key areas in the future and has received full support from Deco.