Fernández Menéndez, JoséMaqueira Marín, Juan ManuelNuñez-Cacho-Utrilla, Pedro VíctorFernández Menéndez, JoséMinguela Rata, Beatriz2025-04-032025-04-032022-03-15Maqueira-Marín, J. M., Nuñez-Cacho-Utrilla, P. V., Fernández-Menéndez, J., & Minguela-Rata, B. (2022). Fast-track talent to compete in the short term. Looking at the soccer mirror: Atlético de Madrid FC versus FC Barcelona. Managerial and Decision Economics, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.36090143-657010.1002/mde.3609https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119190This study addresses the Fast-Track Internal Talent Development model, which consists of capturing unrecognized talent and developing it quickly, in a short period of time. Two examples in European soccer can be used to illustrate this: the traditional Internal Talent Development model followed by Fútbol Club Barcelona and the new model of Fast-Track Internal Talent Development deployed by Atlético de Madrid Fútbol Club. Longitudinal case study enables us to identify the Fast-Track Internal Talent Development model. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to player performance to determine which of the two TM models has been more efficient.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article1099-1468https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3609open accessFast-Track Internal Talent DevelopmentDesarrollo de Talento Interno Aceleradofútbol europeoEuropean soccerData Envelopment AnalysisCiencias Sociales53 Ciencias Económicas