PL2 is the English football's premium U23 competition.

The country's best academies, housing some of the best and brightest young footballers, battle it out across two divisions; a competition often under-reported and under-appreciated.

Joe is joined by Jonathan Fadugba of Future Global Sports, to discuss this season in PL2, the merits and pitfalls of academy development compared to the EFL and non-league, as well as individual case studies from Leeds United and Aston Villa. Listen now.

5:16: Premier League 2 Background

8:34: PL2 pathways

13:40: Merits, pitfalls and alumni of the U23 system

18:35: Talent ID, non-league as an alternative route and Sorba Thomas’ rise

27:12: PL2 in 2020/21 - James McAtee, Arsenal and U23 standouts

33:11: PL2 case studies - Aston Villa

37:07: PL2 case studies - Leeds United

44:45: How to determine the success of an academy 

51:55: PL2 predictions and forecasts for the U23 format

Joe is joined by the undisputed expert in Scottish footballers playing abroad, Byron Hutchison (@ByronHutchison).

A Scotsman playing for Basque-only side Athletic Club, Ryan Gauld's journey, Jack Hendry rising to the top of Belgian football, boys in Bavaria and an entire young team of honourable mentions.

6:16: Ewan Urain - the Basque Scotsman

12:32: Aaron Hickey - Bologna - another Scottish left-back

23:42: Liam Morrison and Barry Hepburn - Scotsmen in Bavaria

29:25: Ryan Gauld's journey

35:55: Jack Hendry, toe-to-toe with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar

42:52: Honourable mentions

External audio credit: BBC Sport Scotland

The English Football League is flush with talent, whether it's pick-ups from elite academies or stars of non-league hand-picked by clubs higher up the pyramid.

Scouted Football's Joe Donnohue and host of the Championship Chat podcast Elliott Jackson select six players from the Championship and League One, who might just be names to remember in 2021/22.

3:16: Scott Twine

11:51: Tyrhys Dolan

18:23: Iliman Ndiaye

25:57: Shayne Lavery

31:14: Levi Colwill

39:15: Brennan Johnson

AS Roma named José Mourinho as the club's new manager ahead of the 2021/22 season - to mixed reviews.

The Giallorossi have begun the season in excellent form, however, with six wins from their first six in all competitions, spearheaded by soon-to-be 24-year-old English striker Tammy Abraham.

Nicolò Zaniolo was sent off in his first game under Mourinho, but is staging a comeback after two successive cruciate knee ligament injuries. Meanwhile, the highly controversial manager has already blooded a handful of young players from Roma's successful Primavera (U-19) side this year.

Trophies are on the menu at the Olimpico, but it'll be box office, if nothing else.

The Scouted Football Podcast discusses five names, new to the scene in 2021, who have somewhat unexpectedly risen to prominence with their clubs.

16-year-old Angelo Gabriel
17-year-old Mohamed-Ali Cho
18-year-old Calvin Ramsay
19-year-old Jean Cedrik Gbo
20-year-old Giorgi Mamardishvili

Listen to learn more.

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This week on the Scouted Football Podcast, it's off to the Netherlands with Marc Lamberts - a professional scout and analyst.

Marc talks Joe through the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie, while the two discuss their favourite players, B teams as well as why Dutch sides tend to produce high-scoring matches where leagues double as hubs for development.

Gravenberch, Madueke, Ajax, PSV, Volendam, VVV and a whole lot more.

Crystal Palace saw ten first-team players leave and five join this summer as Roy Hodgson left and Patrick Vieira arrived in the dugout.

It's been a summer of change at Selhurst Park, but Scouted Football have The Athletic's Matt Woosnam to talk us through the 2021/22 outlook.

DISCLAIMER: Your trusty host Joe Donnohue foolishly forgot to turn his microphone on for this episode, deepest apologies - he will be punished.

6:37: Crystal Palace in 2021/22

14:48: Aaron Wan-Bissaka's route to the top 

20:50: Patrick Vieira's processes and principles at Palace

29:46: Conor Gallagher and Michael Olise

36:27: Ebere Eze's comeback

39:25: Marc Guéhi and targeting young players at London academies

48:12: Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and the next generation at Crystal Palace

Something happened in Ligue 1 this week, but that's of little importance. The real question you should be asking is: Who are going to be Ligue 1's breakout players this year?

Look no further. Scouted host Joe alongside Ally Madden of Road to Nowhere Football and Pure Fitbaw podcast heritage discuss five Ligue 1 teenagers, who just might make a name for themselves in 2021/22.

Malo Gusto
Rayan Cherki
Moïse Sahi
Lesley Ugochukwu
Elye Wahi

Transfer season special here.

There have been hundreds of transfers across Europe's top five leagues and beyond this summer.

Scouted Football's Joe Donnohue alongside regular guest and professional scout Lee Scott pick out six (or seven) moves which might've slipped under the radar.

2:54: Aron Dønnum - Vålerenga to Standard Liège

7:15: Jesper Lindstrøm - Brøndby to Eintracht Frankfurt

13:05: Matteo Lovato - Hellas Verona to Atalanta

16:36: Boubakary Soumaré - Lille OSC to Leicester City

23:08: Tiago Dantas and Eduardo Quaresma at Tondela 

30:02: Liel Abada - Maccabi Petah Tikva to Celtic

The 2021/22 Austrian Bundesliga season is underway for another year with change afoot at the very top.

Jesse Marsch has moved on from his post as FC Red Bull Salzburg manager, Matthias Jaissle replacing him. As well, Patson Daka and Enock Mwepu have completed separate transfers to the Premier League, in something of a Salzburg exodus.

Not to fear though, Karim Adeyemi and co can pick up the slack.

As ever, it isn't always all about Salzburg - Yusuf Demir of Rapid Wien has joined Barcelona of all clubs, meanwhile former England and Netherlands U-16 international Noah Ohio joins Austria Vienna.

Lee Wingate from @OtherBundesliga joins Joe for this one.

1:53: All change at Red Bull Salzburg - Jesse and Jaissle

6:30: Patson Daka to the Premier League

11:36: Red Bull Salzburg's business model and 'stratospheric' finances

14:01: Yusuf Demir to Barcelona - the strangest move of the transfer window?

22:02: 'The Computer' signs for Brighton

27:43: Noah Ohio to Austria Vienna

32:45: Karim Adeyemi's breakout season