Summer mercato 2012

[Arildonardo]

I'm wondering what happens to all our youngsters that were supposed to be so talented... It seems like they all "disappear". Albertazzi, Cristante, Verdi, Zigoni, Beretta, Fossati, Hottor, Santonocito, Calvano, Valoti, Prosenik, Ganz, Ely, Roggia and so on. They are approaching the age where they should be fighting to make the first team squad, at least some of them, but they're not mentioned anywhere. Don't we have any real good prospects for the future? Apart from De Sciglio that is, which is why I didn't mention him.

Interesting post, which goes back to what I posted last Friday. I'm all for giving these guys a chance, but also realistically, we can only bring 1 or 2 of them through to the first team squad at a time. Most will probably never return to Milan if I'm honest, but I do also hold hope that this generation does have enough talent to make their name in the Milan shirt.

My opinion on the youngsters you mentioned:

Albertazzi - Fighting for a place in the squad until the end of August, at which point we'll know whether he's made space for himself or if he will be loaned out to get play time. He should have a future with us.

Cristante - Getting himself noticed a little more at senior level, but let's not forget he's still only 17/18 and so will probably stay in Primavera.

Verdi - Got promoted with Torino last season. Little room for him at Milan right now, so he's staying with Torino this season. If he can make a good contribution this season, I wouldn't be surprised to see him return next summer.

Zigoni - Despite doing great in Primavera, I don't think he's realistically got a future with Milan, with him currently earning experience in Serie B.

Beretta - Struggled last season at Ascoli and is now at Juve Stabia. I'm 50/50 on his future in Milan, no idea if I'm honest.

Fossati - Was in Serie C1 last season, where I think he did ok and will go on loan to Serie B at Ascoli this season. At still only 19, he's got promise of coming back.

Hottor - Is going to be on loan to a Serie B club, Virtus Lanciano. Again, like Fosatti at 19, he's got time to gain experience and come back to Milan to make an impact.

Santonocito - Currently on loan in Serie C1, though I don't think he'll play a part in our future.

Calvano - Currently on loan at Verona. At 19 and one of our most promising youth talents in recent years, I'll be quite surprised if he doesn't return in the next few years.

Valoti - Is in the first team squad on Allegri's request.

Prosenik - Not sure where he'll be. He only signed in January, so I wouldn't be surprised if he stays in the primavera.

Ganz - Is only 18 and so should stay in Primavera.

Ely - Still only 18 so presumably will stay with the Primavera.

In addition to those you mentioned, I'd also not forget Kingsley Boateng, who has shown a lot of promise when given chances, but at 18 is likely to stay with the Primavera and Simone Romagnoli, who is on co-ownership with Pescara but showed great promise last season in Serie B and was a starter through the campaign in the promotion run.

I know some of the players are still very young, but in my opinion at least at 19-21 you should be close to getting chances in the first team squad at least. But I guess in Italy you're still considered a talent at 25, unlike elsewhere.

Thanks for the info anyway. Interesting to see how our youngsters develop, they could save us a lot of money in the future if they turn out to be first team players.