Yahoo Sports Tuttosport: Italian football suffering a ‘brain drain’ – why Milan are bucking the trend
Italy’s round of 16 exit at the European Championship has once again re-opened questions about the talent in Serie A and the development of players, but AC Milan are bucking a trend.
As has been reported by Tuttosport (via MilanNews), Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen have secured three of the most interesting and promising Italian talents currently in circulation, namely Delle Rovere, Pià and Natali.
The paper refers to it as a ‘brain drain’ but one that Milan have no intention of taking part it or falling victim to, given that the young players around Milanello are pampered and protected, as will be confirmed shortly with the various official announcements scheduled for the coming weeks.
It goes without saying that the most eagerly awaited official announcement is that of Francesco Camarda, rewarded by the club for the excellent progress shown in recent years with his first professional contract .
The young striker is however only the latest piece in a long phase of negotiations that have seen talents of the calibre of Kevin Zeroli and Davide Bartesaghi play in the first team, while Diego Sia and Emanuele Sala signed long-term deals too.
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The investments made in the youth sector are therefore bearing fruit, and the €5m paid out in recent weeks to sign Alex Jimenez on a permanent deal from Real Madrid is a further symbol of the investment in youth.
Milan believe a lot in its young players and the birth of the Milan Futuro project proves it, the U23 team that will play in Group B of Serie C from next season. With this new team, the Rossoneri have only one objective: to get talented players ready for the first team.
There is confidence inside the walls of Casa Milan that the club can be leaders in the development of Italian youth, especially after poaching Vincenzo Vergine from Roma a year ago.
