Schalke official: Austrian second division team Reed becomes the team's third international partner team
Schalke officially announced that Reed, a team from the Austrian second division league, will cooperate closely with the team. Reed becomes Schalke's third satellite team, the previous two being Eredivisie B team Venlo and Swiss Aarau team.
About the partnership, Ben Manga, Schalke’s head of squad planning, scouting and youth development, said: “The continued expansion of our network is important for the successful implementation of our strategy, which aims to Developing young players and gradually integrating them into the professional ranks, the participating clubs can benefit from each other's expertise and resources. This shared understanding was also developed during the meeting with the leaders of the Reed team. A very important basis for cooperation. ”
Within the framework of the cooperation, the two clubs aim to improve talent development and create new opportunities to promote the development of young players. In addition, the heads of both parties will have close exchanges in the fields of scouting, business intelligence and data analysis.
Wolfgang Fiala, SV Reed’s sports general manager, said of this cooperation: “With the involvement of investors and investment groups, the domestic and foreign football market is becoming more and more important. The competition is getting fiercer. Therefore, we decided to adopt a cooperative club model at the regional, national and international level. In the meeting with Schalke, we found that both parties share the same philosophy in terms of scouting, data and overall club development. With this cooperation, we have expanded our scouting network and strengthened our influence in the player field so that in the future we can introduce and retain players that Schalke would not be able to obtain under normal circumstances, both from a competitive and financial perspective. ’s partnership is a club that is also organized by members and does not rely on external investors, embodying pure football passion.”
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