Want to Hire the Next Jürgen Klopp? This Is How Data Can Help Clubs Pi

Want to hire the next Jürgen Klopp? This is how data can help clubs pi

Sam TigheMay 14, 2026, 05:00 AM ET Close Sam is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster for ESPN. He will write on the Premier League, scouting and transfers. Multiple Authors Football clubs across the world, at all levels, invest heavily in player recruitment. They assemble entire teams of backroom scouts and analysts — some, like Chelsea, even employ multiple sporting directors — who work around the year to produce transfer shortlists for every po…

Clubs increasingly use data and analytics to guide managerial hires

More clubs are embracing data and analytics as part of their managerial searches, the report says, mirroring the way teams now rely on analytics for player recruitment. The report notes a contrast between the heavy, year-round investment clubs make in player recruitment — with backroom scouts, analysts and multiple sporting directors at some teams — […] The post Clubs increasingly use data and analytics to guide managerial hires appeared first o…