Hunting hidden gems - is there anywhere in the world left to scout?

Modern scouting has made true "hidden gems" rare, as clubs now combine subjective and data-driven scouting to track young talent worldwide well before they break through. Midtjylland's signing of Chilean winger Dario Osorio, who was already on the radar of AC Milan, RB Leipzig and Salzburg before moving to Denmark, illustrates this shift; he later joined Crystal Palace on loan with a £24m option that would make him the costliest sale in Danish Superliga history. Platforms like Eyeball, used by over 60% of Europe's top-five-league clubs, now track more than 400,000 players aged 13-21 across 42 markets, aiding moves such as Brighton's Malick Yalcouye and Newcastle's Bazoumana Toure from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas.