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The Eye of a Genius Scout: Steve Walsh
In football, finding the right talent can sometimes rely more on luck and instinct than sheer statistics. Steve Walsh, a scout for Leicester City, discovered Mahrez while on a mission to scout another player. Despite Mahrez's relative anonymity and thin frame, Walsh insisted on signing him, believing in the raw talent that many others overlooked.
Mahrez's move to Leicester City in 2014 was completed for a modest transfer fee of £450,000. Just a year later, he would step into the limelight as Leicester earned promotion to the Premier League for the first time in a decade.