Tuttosport today spoke about one of AC Milan's flagship aspects in the past decade which was undoubtedly its youth sector.
The reform launched in 2009 by Adriano Galliani - with input from the late Silvio Berlusconi - and developed by the duo Filippo Galli-Mauro Bianchessi, allowed the Rossoneri club to create several players over the years who later became part of the first team squad. From Verdi, Merkel, and De Sciglio, to Calabria, Cutrone, Locatelli, Gabbia, and especially Donnarumma, several players have emerged from Milan's youth academy who are now having careers in Serie A (like Cristante and Petagna), Serie B, and Serie C. However, with the disastrous decision of Fassone and Mirabelli to dismantle that structure, the youth sector has not produced anything that could even remotely approach the results of previous years, and it went through a phase of recovery under the management of Angelo Carbone, who tried to follow the modus operandi of his predecessors.
The former AC Milan midfielder, Angelo Carbone, will not continue his work as his contract has not been renewed. The hottest name to assume the role of head of the Milan youth structure is Enzo Vergine, currently in charge of Roma's youth sector, which for years has not only achieved victories on the field but also produced players who are then used in the first team and as bargaining chips in the market (Missori and Volpato being the latest, joining Sassuolo).
One of Gerry Cardinale's key points is to strengthen the youth sector, and after a more than positive season in terms of developing young talents (good work by Ignazio Abate with the Primavera team), it is now time for the Rossoneri to accelerate, and Vergine is considered the right man for the job.
