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[ Recruitment and transfer intelligence ] [ For football clubs ] [ UK · Europe · MENA ] [ Based in the UAE ]

Sign the players the market has underrated.

George DavidFootball Recruitment and Data Consultant

Football judgement and hard data reading the same shortlist, so you sign the players the market has underrated and sell them at the top of their curve.

FLAGGED BEFORE THE BIDDING
[ Fig. 01 ] The read before the market moves [ Illustration ] In possessionOppositionThe sequence we scout [ Tala FC ]
[ 01 ] Timing

It starts long before the shot.

Value and timing, read while a player is still underpriced.

[ 02 ] The read

The whole player, priced right.

Performance, physical, positional and character. One clear read, one honest valuation.

[ 03 ] The exit

Bought low. Sold on.

Every signing built to become next window’s sale.

[ The principle ]

Analytics never replaces the scout’s eye.

Every recommendation is built where football knowledge meets the numbers, so decisions land faster, cost less and hold up when the board asks why.

[ 02 ]Recruitment cycle

One recruitment cycle, six clear moves.

Every club runs the same loop. We make each turn of it pay, from the first scan of a market to the day a player leaves for more than he cost.

01Scan

Identify

Scan global leagues for the profile the plan actually needs. Longlist by role, age curve and budget, with the eye test and the data reading the same names.

02Test

Analyse

Test the numbers behind the name. Expected goals, expected threat, ball progression and pressing intensity, then hours of video to confirm the story or kill it.

03Price

Value

Price the player honestly. Contract length, release clause, wage reality and market timing, resolved into a fee range you can defend in the room.

04Move

Recruit

Move in the window that suits you, not the seller. Evidence on the table keeps the negotiation calm and the fee where it belongs.

05Protect

Develop

Protect the asset. Minutes, loan pathways and academy to first team routes, tracked so potential becomes resale value instead of a stalled contract.

06Exit

Sell

Time the exit. Put the numbers that justify the price in front of buying clubs, and protect every euro of sell on value.

[ Then back to 01 ][ Every window, the same loop ]
[ 03 ]Track record

Proven where it counts.

Numbers from live recruitment work with professional clubs.

400+
Undervalued players flagged
600+
Leagues covered worldwide
10+
Clubs advised
20+
Players sold above market value
[ 04 ]Target zones

A recruitment map, not a wish list.

We map value onto the pitch. Every position has its own metrics, its own market and its own way of winning a game. Select a role to see the signal we scout for.

[ Select a role ] GK RB CB CB LB DM CM CM RW ST LW
[ ST ]

Centre forward

Nine who leads the line, finishes chances and holds the ball for runners.

What we scout for
  1. 01Expected goals (xG)
  2. 02Shot quality
  3. 03Hold up play
  4. 04Aerial presence
Select any position on the pitch to see the metrics we scout for that role.
[ 05 ]How we read a player

Four dimensions. One decision.

No player is only his goals or his top speed. We read the four dimensions that decide whether he works in your system, your league and your dressing room.

[ 01 ]

Performance data

Output and on ball quality, judged against the role he plays and the level he plays it at.

[ 02 ]

Positional metrics

How closely a player matches the specific job your system needs doing.

[ 03 ]

Physical profiles

Speed, distance and repeat intensity, the athletic reality behind the highlight reel.

[ 04 ]

Personality insights

Character, professionalism and how a player handles a move, the part most models ignore.

[ Fig. 02 ] One player, two reads[ Illustration ]
PERFORMANCE POSITIONAL PHYSICAL PERSONALITY
Our readThe market’s read
[ Beyond the signing ]

Data does more than judge ability. It builds a player’s market.

The same numbers that flagged the signing become the case for the sale. They hold your price at the negotiating table and give the commercial story around a player something solid to stand on.

  • Evidence in the roomThe case for the fee, ready before the call.
  • Price protectionNumbers that hold when buyers push back.
  • Commercial storyA profile the market can believe in.
  • Sell on valueEvery clause and curve accounted for.
[ In their words ]
“Tala FC helped us rethink recruitment completely. Every player they flagged outperformed expectations.”
Technical DirectorTop flight Scandinavian club
[ 06 ]The founder
George David, founder of Tala FC
George DavidFounder

Senior football judgement, never a dashboard on its own.

I founded Tala FC so clubs without the biggest budget can recruit as if they had one, pairing a scout’s instinct with the discipline of data.

I have spent more than a decade in football recruitment and strategy, including roles at Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC, scouting across the academy, loan and first team setups and turning performance data into reports coaches could act on. Since then I have led recruitment and player trading projects for clubs across the UK, Europe and the MENA region.

I work alongside a network of former scouts, analysts and coaches, so every club gets senior football judgement, never a dashboard on its own.

Based in the UAEClubs across the UK, Europe and MENAData led, instinct first
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