While La Blaugrana have lifted football’s most coveted silverware with La Masia players, rivals Real Madrid have lavishly cashed in on their cantera players.
Difference in the footballing philosophy at the Santiago Bernabeu and Camp Nou has led to the differing success enjoyed by both clubs. While La Blaugrana have added trophies galore to their trophy cabinet, with the aid of their youth academy graduate, their
rivals have filled their coffers with the players they have come through their youth ranks.
The cantera has been a bonanza for Real Madrid. It is reminiscent of a gold mine whose output has not only aided them on the football pitch but also improved their economic conditions. In the last couple of days, it has been difficult for home grown players
to make the climb to the first team, compelling the administrators to find a solution, which has allowed the club to add almost 100 million Euros in the last 10 years.
The youth policy at the Bernabeu has seen youthful stars leaving the Capital club to return, demanding a higher transfer sums than those on which they left. However, most of the exports have failed to earn a return to the Spanish capital, and continue in
their modest environments.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Negredo-c5294 was a player of the famed ‘Lightning’ Castilla squad, defending the jersey of the reserve side for two seasons before earning praise for his services with Almeria. He was sold, bought back and sold again, gaining the honour of youth academy
player commanding the highest transfer money in the last 10 years.
Sevilla paid 15 million Euros in 2009 for the services of Vallecano born player, after excelling in Spanish top flight domestic football on the books of Almeria. That same season saw Javi Garcia leave the club for 7 million Euros. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Parejo-c9878 made the short
trip across the city to Coliseum Alfonso Perez for 3 million Euros, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miguel-Torres-c25596, who bought a ticket to Getafe for 3 million Euros.
The summer of 2007 was also bad for the players from the cantera quarry as they dreams to succeed at Real Madrid were quashed. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pavon-c29553,
Minambres, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Borja-Valero-c7889 and Juan Mata. The latter left without adding a single Euro to Real Madrid coffers, but earned widespread acclaim for the youth academy.
The list includes other illustrious names such as Soldado and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juanfran-c19849 can be added to the same list as he won European glory with both club and country. He lifted the UEFA Europa League trophy with Atletico Madrid and became a European champion with Spanish national team.
Granero was off a similar line as he exited the Bernabeu for 3 million Euros with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 before making a return alongside
the Pirate.
Special case is that of Samuel Eto'o. The Cameroonian was added to the discipline of Real Madrid in 1996, spent two seasons alternating the subsidiary and the first team. He came to play and sought assignments elsewhere. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 managed to secure his services
in 2004; Madrid got half of the 24 million Euros Mallorca got, thanks to a ingenious contractual clause.
The list goes with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Carvajal joined Bayer Leverkusen’s payroll earlier in July with Hoffenheim keeping tabs on Joselu for a 6 million Euros switch,
one million more than what the right-back secured.
With first team opportunities dwindling and cantera players wanting to grow, Madrid have a decent system in place that allows them to make money thanks to their global presence and stature as the biggest club in world football.
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