Atletico Madrid are always fighting an uphill battle to recruit the best talent in Spain, with Real Madrid and Barcelona always lurking close by. However 15-year-old ‘Curro’, the nickname for Luis Navarro, is theirs to protect at the very least.
According to Relevo, the right-footed winger, who can play on both sides, is attracting attention from both of the Clasico duo. Already impressing for Spain’s under-16s, and Atletico will be counting the days until he turns 16 and can pen a professional contract.
Barcelona’s top Madrid-based scout Andoni Goikoetxea is in highly enamoured with Curro, but due to a pact of non-aggression, will not move to sign him. It would have to be Curro’s decision to leave Los Rojiblancos and have a desire on his own to join Barcelona for that to happen – having rejected a number of offers already, this is not thought to be likely.
On the other hand, Real Madrid broke their pact of non-aggression with Atletico to sign right-back Jesus Fortea, and are looking poach Atletico’s best talent again. So far Curro has remained loyal to Los Colchoneros, but Real Madrid, who follow his every move, will come again.
Atletico and Real Madrid had gone over a decade without nabbing talents from the other, but when Los Blancos moved for Fortea, that broke down completely. Real Madrid considered Fortea to be worth enough of a risk to end that pact, and he has recently been training with the first team.
chinelson
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They shouldn't sell the anyone
rumemruz
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Everyone knows that the best place for young players to develop is Barcelona. Why on earth would a young player pass this opportunity up; it would be insane.
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coteknos
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Everyone knows that the best place for young players to develop is Barcelona. Why on earth would a young player pass this opportunity up; it would be insane.
podinptuyz
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Something that Madrid and Barcelona need to learn is that a competitive league is a benefit of everybody. If they allow Atletico Madrid to shine, the league will generate a lot of revenue through TV rights and these TV rights are shared by all clubs in the league. I don't know when Barcelona and Real Madrid will learn this. Why does EPL make more money than la Liga? Because there are very many strong teams. If La Liga has like five teams which are like Barcelona and Real Madrid, the income generated through TV and sponsorship deals can be double or even triple. BARCELONA and REAL MADRID should allow Atletico Madrid to grow. Otherwise, Premier League will continue to generate huge sums of money above LA LIGA.
PratiushSingh
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and why would Athletico Madrid be interested in selling this wonderkid to Barca or Real Madrid?