Zlatan Ibrahimovic is now involved in the negotiations to get Francesco Camarda to stay at the club after protracted talks that have been rife with speculation.
As reported by Calciomercato.com, there is still plenty of optimism at the club that Camarda will commit his long-term future to the club despite a tense few months of talks.
It was assumed that Camarda would immediately sign a contract when he turned 16 years old, but that did not happen and various conflicting stories have emerged suggesting that his agent, Beppe Riso, was asking for too much money in regard to both salary and commissions.
Camarda is the highest-scoring player ever in Milan’s youth sector, having been at the club since he was seven. He also became the youngest debutant in Serie A history this season.
He will be out of contract in the summer and some big teams around Europe are keeping a close eye on the situation. Ibrahimovic has since been in discussion with Camarda’s entourage and he thinks that Camarda needs a different path to what Riso is proposing.
The likely outcome is that both parties meet somewhere in the middle and Camarda signs his first professional contract with the club.
so he involves himself with primavera players but with actual first team signings keeps his mouth shut…
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Dumb comment. There is no quote from Ibrahimovic, so not sure what having has mouth open or shut has to do with anything. Then, the reason this article is even relevant is presumably BECAUSE Ibrahimovic is involved with first team player renewals and purchases, and not primavera ones, and thus it is worth noting that he’s become involved with Camerda’s renewal (supposedly).
Beppe Riso wants his cut one way or another and he won’t accept “halfways”. Let’s see who is the one calling the shots… Mr. Camarda (jr & sr) or Beppe.
How many 16-year-old Italians have made it abroad? I bet no one can think of any. He could have a great career ahead of him but moving abroad would most likely end the story in a Mastour-type of way.
16 years ? Not any but 16-22 i can only think casadei and veratti . Slim chance that this kid can follow veratti path because striker position, not an easy task scoring goal with new team mate
Zlatan should be involved. Maldini was involved previously. Someone with clout needs to be involved.
Also, I ask again, what happend to Milan not wanting Camarda to sign until June/July so that the deal would essentially become 3 seasons?
Yep if camarda sign before that can only have 2 years contract . So ACM wait till june for 3 years contract
This is why people should be careful about the Camarda is a mercenary narrative.
I believe his concern is the U23 side. He has little reason to trust himself to Milan for 3 seasons. Milan has not demonstrated the ability to develop its youth players.
The basic question remains, why stay at Milan and become the next Daniel Maldini when as a 16 yo he is every bit as likely to become the next 100m euro 20 year old sold by Dortmund. That’s not a mercenary decision. That’s the decision of someone who wants to be the best.
That said, if we get an U23 side plus Motta/RDZ as coach and he turns us down I doubt I’ll be as forgiving.
I might get hated for this comment but I see camarda no different than cutrone, paloschi, petagna. All this hype around the, they may play well but in the end they won’t get enough play time and be sold and play the rest of their career in a mid table team.
I think the problem is the assessment of the others, not Camarda himself, who are all overhyped to varying degrees.
You have a range of players from:
– Serie B level;
– low-to-mid-table Serie A calibre;
– potential Milan squad level player;
– potential Milan starter / first rotation;
– genuinely top level or even world class potential.
Virtually none of the hype comes with a caveat or qualification.
So you have to compare what Camarda has done with the others. Dominating Primavera matches and U19 UCL matches as a 15/16 year old is not something the others can claim. There are few players who can claim this feat. Even prodigious talents who are 2 to 4 years younger than their opponents between the ages of 15 an 19 are at a significant disadvantage in terms of their physical development and maturity.
So if you had no more information than his record on paper, that sets him clearly above the other players you’ve referenced.
Then there is Camarda’s physical developments itself. He looks every part a boy to me, certainly not a man child who hit his physical peak early. This suggests that his physical capacity is about to increase dramatically. He’s already about 6’1. You could not discount growth of 10cm (or even more) in height in the next 2 to 3 years. That could see him end up 6’4 to 6’5. Muscle development will make him that much quicker even if he doesn’t grow too much more.
There are also plenty of examples of outrageous technical ability. Some of the touch on display, the finishing quality and overhead/bicycle kicks. These all set him apart from the normal youth player.
There are plenty of reasons to think that he is as prodigious a talent as is suggested by the involvement of Maldini stretching back 18 to 24 months, his promotion to the senior team, the interest from other European giants.