Summer Mercato 2011

[Ca Rossonero]

What does the past sins have to do with Milan's current youth system? In 2008 (or 2009) milan hired Stroppa to revolutionize the youth. Milan studied Barca's youth set up and are trying to follow suit. The invested heavily in bringing best youth they could to primavera. LAst year they won primavera cup. You want to know last time that happened? When Maldini played in primavera....

There is a lot of talent there. It's universally recognized. They won't all make it, but some will.

But it takes time, all the changes to youth set up will be seen in future. Beretta, Verdi and Fossati are stars of primavera at the moment. We saw Verdi in summer, he looked damn good for a 17 year old (now 18). All 3 performed very werll at u17 and u19 world cups. Beretta and Fossati specifcally. The u20 coach called Beretta "Christian Vieri clone" and Fossati ranges in comparisons from Pirlo to Aquilani from same coach.

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by the way:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/...it?cc=5901

Dortmund expecting Sahin exit
April 17, 2011

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Borussia Dortmund are lining up Nurnberg's Ilkay Gundogan as a replacement for Nuri Sahin, who they expect to lose this summer.

Sahin is reported to be wanted by both Barcelona and Real Madrid and, although no offer has yet been received, Dortmund are resigned to losing him.

"If Nuri has an offer from Real Madrid or Barcelona, then he obviously has every right to talk to us about it,'' said Dortmund's general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke to Bild am Sonntag. "Then we would sit down and discuss it.

"We have already tried to extend his contract, but we did not manage it.''

With Sahin set to leave, Dortmund have wasted no time in identifying a replacement in Gundogan.

"We would love to sign him as long as the overall package is right, which means that we can agree financially both with him and Nurnberg,'' added Watzke. "If Ilkay Gundogan wants to take the next step in his sporting development, then he would be coming to the right place here.''