MANCHESTER UNITED’S scouting revolution has continued apace with the hiring of Brazilian expert Paulo Henrique Xavier.
The former Brazilian FA employee was on the staff as his country attempted to qualify for the Under-20 World Cup.
Jose Mourinho has been quietly plotting a revolution among Manchester United’s scouts Getty Images But they failed to make the tournament and Xavier was one of several employees to get the sack.
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United have been expanding their scouting staff since Louis van Gaa l was in charge of the club.
And Jose Mourinho has continued the work behind the scenes.
Manchester United are looking to widen their net on youngsters and nurture them through the ranks at Carrington Getty Images Some Brazilian players have come through the youth ranks at Carrington including Rafael and Fabio Da Silva, who were both sold by Van Gaal.
Andreas Pereira is currently playing on loan at Granada in La Liga but they were playing in Europe already.
Xavier will work alongside Sandro Orlandelli who used to scout for Arsenal before he was hired by United last year.
Andreas Pereira has impressed during his loan spell at Granada this season Reuters
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The news comes as Barcelona confirmed they have signed 11-year-old wonderkid Manu, dubbed "Mini Messi" from Gremio .
Such youngsters are the perfect sort of player Mourinho wants at Carrington as the game's global appeal means more players coming through are from all over the world.
United do, of course, have a fine tradition of bringing through youngsters, with the class of 92.
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