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Francesco Camarda celebrated his seventeenth birthday on Monday, and he stays the shining mild of AC Milan’s youth sector plus the nice hope for the long run.

As write, there was not a lot time for celebration for Camarda, as a result of Milan Futuro had been present process the ultimate coaching session scheduled earlier than the departure for Pineto, in Abruzzo, the place they may search for very important factors in the direction of survival.

Doubts and certainties

There may be an argument that Camarda’s season has not ideally suited for the expansion of a participant of his age given the fixed shuttling between the primary and second group, however it’s equally true that difficulties form and show you how to develop sooner.

If something, greater than a doubt stays concerning the methods during which the administration have managed him. Within the meantime, nevertheless, Camarda enters a brand new part of his skilled life and has two data within the financial institution already.

He was the youngest debutant within the historical past of Serie A (throughout Milan-Fiorentina on 25 November 2023, at 15 years, 8 months and 15 days) and the youngest Italian debutant within the Champions League, in addition to within the European historical past of Milan (Milan-Brugge on 22 October 2024, at 16 years and 226 days).

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He might have written extra historical past within the Champions League if destiny had been a bit of extra on his aspect – a purpose disallowed in opposition to the Belgian aspect, hitting the crossbar in opposition to Crimson Star – however Francesco’s private steadiness is actually objectively optimistic.

{The teenager} has a transparent path, within the membership he has at all times supported. Camarda and has the image of the Curva tattooed on his thigh. He has a household that doesn’t wish to rush issues and retains him along with his ft on the bottom, identical to his brokers.

Those that observe him intently at Milanello at all times repeat it, like a mantra: Francesco is at all times the identical boy, critical and centered on his path, conscious {that a} small distraction is sufficient to discover himself off observe. An expert strategy that – they guarantee – comes naturally to him.

The paradox

This yr within the first group he has amassed 190 minutes unfold over 13 appearances (9 within the league, 4 within the Champions League), one in all which as a starter. He’s but to attain however has 4 objectives for the Futuro: two within the league, two within the cup.

In January he was near becoming a member of Monza on a dry mortgage. It appeared all carried out till Zlatan Ibrahimovic , explaining to Adriano Galliani that the Rossoneri membership most well-liked to maintain him with them.

The previous CEO didn’t take it very nicely and publicly teased his previous buddy Zlatan, stating: “He nonetheless calls me ‘boss’, however after we agreed he mentioned that for the boy’s path it was higher for him to remain at Milan. I needed to settle for it.”

The dialogue, if something, will come up extra closely in the summertime and this time the Rossoneri must have clear concepts from the beginning about one of the best path for Francesco. In essence, they need to determine whether or not to mortgage him out, embody him within the first group completely or have him shuttle once more.

Of the three hypotheses, the final one would definitely appear the least wise, as the present season has proven the place Camarda has typically skilled the paradox of weekends with out enjoying, taken away from the Futuro and referred to as as much as the primary group, however with out setting foot on the pitch. It’s troublesome to develop like this.