What a hit by Pepe! Signed from PSGs academy, the left-back moved to Monaco in 2019 and has established himself in the first team. Using Transition Metrics To Scout For Liverpools Midfield, Goalkeepers and Sixes: passing similarities and differences, Provide your email address to subscribe and get email updates. Signed by Campos in 2019, Yazici has had a tremendous season at Lille. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. United by mutual admiration, Campos and Mourinho had become close allies. During his stint at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Campos signed 38 players and allowed 36 to leave. For those who have not heard the name, Campos is one of the most revered scouts in the modern game. A potential switch to the Premier League could be probable, especially with the financial power of the English top four in comparison to Europe's other top competitions. David is a player Campos has previously persuaded to go along with one of his clubs previously and allowed the 22-year-old's great record of 36 objectives in 103 appearances for Lille, the Blues would probably profit from adding a player of his quality to their positions. The highest fee in this age group was committed towards the other player from a top league, in Renato Sanches. It will be particularly interesting to see how PSGs summer works out from here, with Vitinihas arrival from Porto and 19-year-old Hugo Ekitikes potentially signing from Stade Reims suggesting that Campos is going to try and do things his way moving forwards. That partnership was the bedrock of Lilles exceptional defensive record, which saw them concede the lowest total in the league of just 23 goals. And while the South American left for Real after a year, Moutinho remained in the French top flight, establishing himself as a key figure under Leonardo Jardim as Monaco broke Paris-Saint Germains Ligue 1 monopoly. Campos, who is a close friend of Jose Mourinho's, was a target for Man Utd before they decided to appoint from within with John Murtough. Get the latest analytical insights, reports and updates in the world of football. Having followed up his successes at Monaco by helping to propel Lille into the Champions League, Campos now enjoys a much bigger profile, but despite the occasional television appearance, an air of mystery remains. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. The players he brought to Stade Louis II would help the club to generate close to 1 billion from incoming transfer fees. Campos was not afraid to sell first-team players such as Thiago Mendes or Ibrahim Amadou and replace them with young players coming through, as he did with the pre-peak players earlier. Campos, who speaks several languages, was employed to help Madrid identify promising players, and he doubled up as an opposition scout. However, the two largest fees were spent on players competing in Belgium, in Jonathan David, and Victor Osimhen, whilst there were also signings from Portugal, Croatia, Netherlands, Slovakia, England, Brazil, and Mexico. Elite clubs across Europe have reaped the rewards of PSGs inability to facilitate the progression of players like Christopher Nkunku now valued at 80million and Moussa Diaby now valued at 60million both of whom left in the summer of 2020. Josh Hobbes has the latest instalment of our Transfers Gurus series, focussing in this piece on Luis Campos, his time at Lille, and what he might bring to PSG. According to RMC Sport , Luis Campos has asked to leave Lille. What if the hottest property in modern football wasn't Kylian Mbappe or Matthijs de Ligt, but a balding, bespectacled 54-year-old who hasn't laced up his boots in over 30 years? Luis Campos has held the position of director of football at Monaco, where he assisted in the emergence of Kylian Mbapp, at Lille and currently works at Celta de Vigo. In the 2002-03 campaign, he contributed to the demotions of two clubsVitoria de Setubal and Varzimand in 2004-05 he repeated the trick with Beira-Mar. The 2017 Ligue 1 winner joined Galatasaray on a three-year deal in September 2019. The Times have reported too that the part LA-Dodgers owner has held talks with recently appointed PSG advisor Luis . The Nigerian scored 18 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions for Lille in 2019-20 before completing a 70million move to Napoli. When Fabinho joined Monaco on a permanent basis in 2015, this was not the first time Campos signed the midfielder after bringing him to Real Madrid back in 2012. In fact, the only country where Campos made more signings from than Brazil was France itself, as he signed six players from Brazils Serie A during his time at Lille. Like Monaco, they too soared to the Ligue 1 title with a host of players recruited by Campos. The France international won the Golden Boy award in 2015 and has become a key figure at Old Trafford. In Campos case, we will look at his stint at Lille, which ran from the summer of 2017 up until December of 2020, meaning he left the club midway through their title-winning season. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. However, in his efforts to win the Champions League after his world record move, the Brazilian decided to stay put despite his good relationship with Thomas Tuchel. Something went wrong, please try again later. There were transfers for peak age (24-28) players, but they were clearly not as important a part in the sporting directors strategy, as the average age of incomings was below the age of 24-years-old. Looks set for stardom, one of the most athletically-gifted attackers in Europe. Campos' relationship with Mbappe is known to be a strong one, so who knows, once PSG's number 7 has done everything he can in France, which would culminate in the first Champions League win for the club in their history. Throughout this series, we have used a chart like the one below in order to help us understand the strategy of each sporting director. By clicking one of the numbers, you can access a player's performance data. Throughout this series, we have concentrated on one particular period of a sporting directors career to attempt to gain an idea of their philosophies regarding transfers. Boubakary Soumare Compared to Paul Pogba, French talent Soumare was lured away from Paris Saint-Germain in 2017. After unearthing some of Europes best talents in recent years, Luis Campos has become one of themostwanted sporting directors in football. Luis Campos' shortlist of players he wants to sign for PSG, reports @RMCsport : - Manu Kon (21) - Khphren Thuram (21) - Randal Kolo Muani (24) - Youssouf Fofana (24) - Marcus Thuram (25) Sold for 72million (BBC). Campos began to target young players with a big resale value and Bakayoko arrived from Rennes in a 7million deal in 2014. With this in mind, football.london previews the five players Campos would advise Boehly to splash the cash on in future transfer windows if he was successfully appointed as Marina Granovskaia's long-term replacement. However, no move came to pass with the Catalan giants' situation with their finances preventing yet another big-money move in a summer where they splashed out big on the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde and Raphinha, respectively. Lille were raided for assistant Joao Sacramento and goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos, whilst Carlos Lalin, Ricardo Formosinho and Giovanni Cerra who worked with Mourinho at Manchester United have followed him. It was then that Campos came into his own. He hadnt made an impact in Germany, but Campos had seen enough to sign him after a strong loan spell at Charleroi. COPYRIGHT 2021 ANALYTICS FC LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Before he became one of football's leading transfer masterminds, Luis Campos was a manager. Primarily, those picked up from France were cheaper deals for young players that Campos had likely been tracking through age-group football. If you decide later you no longer wish to receive the emails, hit the unsubscribe link in the newsletters - but we don't think you'll want to. PSG could reportedly enter the race to sign Napoli superstar Victor Osimhen, though the Ligue 1 giants face stern competition already from the likes of Newcastle United and Tottenham.. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The Portuguese has been credited with helping to lure Radamel Falcao, Bernardo Silva and Joao Moutinho, while he has helped unearth the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Nicolas Pepe and Anthony Martial. Of course, Kylian Mbappe was already a sublime talent as a teenager, but with Campos as sporting director, Monaco did not sign an experienced forward who would block the minutes of a player they expected to play a lot at an early age. However, peak age outgoings have made up the biggest portion of the transfer fees coming in: The 156.9m accounts for 44.34% of the fees received. 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); Instead, Michael Edwards and Paul Mitchell are two names high up on the list. Having been named Wolves Player of the Season, Moutinho signed a new deal in November to keep him at Molineux until 2022. Moutinho, one of the most respected midfielders in Europe, arrived at Monaco as part of the Rodriguez deal. The fee that Lille paid to bring him to France was a very large one for a player from the Belgian Pro League. Current club: Venezia, on loan from Atalanta. Tottenham Hotspur not only appointed Jose Mourinho on Wednesday morning, but also landed a number of staff members to work around their new manager. 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He had been a scout at Real Madrid, so well just go with players he signed as a technical director at Monaco or Lille and there are some great signings included. "It's not a coincidence that his name has been linked with Chelsea or Milan or the other top clubs in the world," says Aitor Karanka, who became friends with Campos while working alongside him at Real Madrid. Theres no doubt that PSG have the funds to spend freely, even before the inevitable FFP restrictions kick in. Campos prefers to sign players in the early stages of their careers. The attacking midfielder impressed at the Stade Louis II, scoring 10 goals in 38 games before joining Real Madrid after a star-making turn at the 2014 World Cup. It earned him the nickname "Luis Campas"campa being a Portuguese word for "grave.". Campos' change of job title coincided with a sharp shift in Monaco's recruitment strategy. Lus Campos on Messi, Neymar, and Mbapp: "Big stars can't win trophies alone. An 18million buy, Sanches has found first-team football easier to come by in France, with three goals and an assist in 19 games, 16 of which have been starts. Arsenal are looking hire a new director of football to help oversee transfers and aid Mikel Arteta with former Lille chief Luis Campos eyed, a man who has found some real stars in the past. He was proven correct in that assessment: Osimhen was only at the club for one season, scoring a very healthy 13 goals in 27 appearances, before Napoli came calling with a huge fee. The fun-loving winger at Newcastle is another talent to find his way in Ligue 1 before moving onto more illustrious settings, and another Campos had his eye on. At 57 years old, Luis Campos "becomes sports advisor to the president, Nasser Al-Khelafi, at the head of the first team," according to information . After three years and two Champions Leagues, Rodriguez was loaned to Bayern Munich, where he added two Bundesligas to his trophy cabinet before returning to the Spanish capital this season. Those signings were Burak Yilmaz and Jose Fonte, who were both vital in Lille finishing in first place in the league in 20/21. In Campos case, it is extremely easy to interpret. Rodriguezs compatriot, Falcao was an impressive 38million coup for Monaco, joining from Atletico Madrid after a 34-goal season for Diego Simeones side. The most expensive signing in the last of Campos three years at Monaco at 18million, Cavaleiro lasted a year at the club before joining Wolves in 2016, although he has spent this season on loan at Fulham. Hewas instrumental in theirtriumphant Ligue 1 campaign and run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2017 and joined Manchester City for 43million.