This is a subject that returns recurrently to Madrid, to the media as supporters: the use of young people trained at the club. For many, players from the Fabrica, the Merengue Academy, do not have enough opportunities in the first team. At the same time, in Barcelona, many players trained at the Masia have managed to make a place for themselves in the past few months.
However, the Real Madrid training center remains one of the best in Europe. This season, for example, Raul Asencio is proving that in the teams of young Merengues, there are players who can be useful for Carlo Ancelotti. But as indicated Readerhis teammates from Real Madrid Castilla and U19 know that what is happening with the central defender is an exception, and that they will be very rare to benefit from the same chances of showing up.
A nice source of income
The players of the training center, but also certain staff members, deplore that there is no internal promotion policy. The elevator between Castilla and the first team is thus blocked, largely because the club sees training as a source of potential income more than a pool of players capable of strengthening the primary team. Last summer, the club of the Spanish capital, for example pocketed more than 20 million euros by separating players like Rafa Marin (Naples), Nico Paz (Côme), Juanmi Latasa (Valladolid) or Marvin Park (Las Palmas). Over the past 15 years, Real Madrid has pocketed more than 200 million euros by selling young people trained at home, some have not even started in A.
Even if young people work in the hope of getting there, they know that it will be practically impossible. They also see how other young players for whom Real Madrid has paid large sums, like Endrick, must already be satisfied with crumbs. A situation that pushes many players to seek new clubs before even considering a call from the first team. And who also saddens many Madrid fans …
