Earlier this week, it was reported that Barcelona very close to securing the signings of two of Real Zaragoza’s best young talents: Gorka Buil and Samuel Borniquel. In light of this, the Segunda club has come out with a furious statement in which they have appeared to hit out at the Catalan giants.
In this statement, Zaragoza has confirmed that they are prepared to pursue legal action on the matter.
“Following the latest information and events regarding the forced departures of players trained in our youth academy, Real Zaragoza wishes to express that:
▪️ In recent years we have been victims of a plundering of the players of our academy, increasingly at younger ages, which is a huge damage to one of the most relevant pillars of our entity: youth football.
▪️ The youth academy is one of the cornerstones on which Real Zaragoza’s present and future project is based. Under our model, only last season, a total of 15 players trained in our academy played an official match with Real Zaragoza, thus reaffirming our commitment to the players of the house.
▪️ The club makes a great effort and investment for the training and development of its players that, on occasions, is used by clubs with greater resources. This is due to the fact that there is a regulatory insufficiency that reflects and regulates these circumstances and that is causing serious conflicts of a sporting, social and economic nature that threaten the stability of clubs such as Real Zaragoza. Current practices often prioritize purely competitive and commercial interests, without considering the child’s overall well-being.
▪️ For all these reasons, and due to the situations we are experiencing recurrently, Real Zaragoza will take the appropriate legal measures to preserve its prestige and guarantee the sustainability of its institution.”
Poaching youth talent before they’ve signed professional contracts is something that not only happens in Spain, but across Europe too. It’s a topic that divides opinion, and it’s likely to continue that way until changes are made – if indeed, they are deemed as being necessary.
Emperor10
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Do your homework well and stop the nonsense talks
Beadiklrsz
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barca be warned oooo
SRAWGaming
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if company want me to leave then i have to. or if i want to leave then there will e lots of Drama ? action ?
bepbdntuy
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thought Barca made their own youth players
buaadkmpsy
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It's obvious that great school will lure great students for better study and knowledge. La masia is best football academy in world. New students and talents will surely like to play and make their career in big clubs like barca. Zaragoza is unable to make fame like that so students are transferring on their own interests. Balming barca is out of context by Zaragoza
AMNAJOTH
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They have almost 7 players above 32 years of age in their first team. If they really do want to encourage these prodigy players then they should give them chance to play with first team.
Pls read. How can they play with the first team when they've been lured away before signing professional contracts???
Vapcorsy
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They have almost 7 players above 32 years of age in their first team. If they really do want to encourage these prodigy players then they should give them chance to play with first team.
monicasele
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Lets Do Things In Order Please
Vohalopryz
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if they are good enough, give them contracts and avoid all these later tears...this is business
SMHellas
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I hate bigger clubs poaching talent from the academies of smaller clubs. Yes my club does it too. Academy players as far as I'm concerned should only move if family circumstances change and only with the national FA's consent. And the people at the FA making those decisions should have a maximum two year tenure to avoid allegations of continued favoritism
vuaabdipu
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the departures of these teenage talents help the club financially so it does make sense