(08-01-2012, 12:20 PM)ACMILAN1983 Wrote: Thinking slightly further ahead, hopefully that means that when Mexes is gone in a couple of years time, then Albertazzi will be ready to take his place in the squad, leaving us with a group of talented young CBs all ready to fight for a first team spot.
Speaking of Albertazzi, I don't think we could count him in Milan's future. It is not him, but it does seem that Milan has once again written him off.
How Milan treats youngster is simply frustrating. We spent a lot of money on them yet it never bears any fruit, in any aspect. Can you believe that Albertazzi cost Milan 2M on transfer fee alone when he was only 17? We bought half his right for 1M from Bologna when he was only 16, and a year later, we bought the other half for another 1M.
He has played zero game for Milan, and I almost forgot about him until this summer when he appeared against Shalke04. When I thought that he was very decent and probably should (finally) deserve a chance with the team, he is now loaned to Hellas Verona. Verona also has an option to co-own after the loan.
I don't remember exactly the loan fee, but I believe it is well below 1M, if at all. There is simply no sense behind this kind of "business". Milan lost talent, lost money, and lost respect.
aka xudong