AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has revealed that the club’s mission is to continue strengthening their youth system in hopes of bringing up more successful players, rather than buying them elsewhere in Europe.
The Rossoneri no longer possess the funds needed to battle in the market for the world’s top players, so the 69-year-old is relying on the team’s own youth system to produce stars of the future instead.
Galliani recently spoke about the Diavolo’s objective to restore the youth sector to how it was in the past and admitted that they’ve already been successful in making talented players in recent years, using Alessandro Matri and Mattia De Sciglio as prime examples.
“The club wants to develop the youth sector and it also wants to do it away from the pitch,” said the vice-president.
“Every team has a mentor, while their school progress is also monitored. We assure you AC Milan is always looking to strengthen the youth sector and we’re satisfied with the progress.
“We want the youth sector to be what it was when president Silvio Berlusconi first arrived.
“It has to be like the one in 1986 with Alessandro Costacurta, Filippo Galli, Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi, that, along with Mauro Tassotti, won three European Cups together.
“We strengthened the side but there were already players ready from the youth sector.
“We’ve got two top players in Mattia De Sciglio and Alessandro Matri that come from our youth sector. They’ve made it to the top.
“Alessandro made his debut at Piacenza, he’s been around a few clubs in Italy and he’s back. Mattia is the model player for the club and the coach. He cost Milan just €1,000.
“Unfortunately some clubs abroad have greater economic resources at their disposal, which is why we must continue to strengthen our youth sector. This is the club’s mission.
“We need to bring players right up until the first team, that is the youth sector I want.”
