The former Fiorentina midfielder has gone on to state that the economic recession has given the Italian league a unique opportunity to invest in their young players.
Gone are the days that Italian football used to be dominating the world and regularly broke the bank to sign the best talents of the world. Various examples can be taken, when Juventus signed Zinedine Zidane, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gianluigi-Buffon-c14833, etc; in effect breaking the
transfer record that was held back then.
Nowadays, there is a huge gap between the two times, and the eras seem light years apart. The Italians find it hard to match the wealth of clubs like Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/China-c8926.
The biggest example of this can be seen by the fact that despite Juve offering http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 man opted to remain at the Shanghai club.
Much of this has had to do with the FIFA Financial Fair Play rules that will be implemented in the near future, which means that the clubs need to make sure that they don’t leverage their clubs beyond a certain point.
The Italian clubs have been branded as being feeder clubs for richer clubs, and people take the example of Milan selling their two most prized assets, in the form of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903, to Paris Saint-Germain for a joint bid of 60 million
Euros as an example that they are not at the same level.
The former Viola midfielder was talking to the official magazine of UEFA and in his interview, he went on to state that the clubs need to focus on honing and improving the young talent they have. He was quoted to have said:
“I believe that in a time of economic difficulty, it is right to focus on young Italians, and make room for them in our squads. It takes time to find the balance, but I am convinced here in Milan we have some great quality.”
The Italian league is generally considered as the fourth best league in the world at this moment in time.
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