Lecce’s sporting director Pantaleo Corvino has shed some light on why they were so keen to bring in Francesco Camarda from AC Milan.
Camarda’s departure from Milan should be complete in a matter of days, with Lecce confirming a medical has been booked with a post on their social media on Saturday. It is not just going to be a dry loan either: there will be an option to buy and a buy-back in Milan’s favour.
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Despite the inclusion of those clauses, the striker obviously remains a crucial part of the Rossoneri’s future plans. However, it does give Lecce a bit of an incentive to play the teenager, given that they would get a ‘development fee’ of sorts with the buy-out and buy-back.
‘Quality has no age’
Corvino gave an interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport and he gave a brief comment about Camarda, suggesting that the head coach Eusebio Di Francesco will have no problem playing him.
“I’ll just say one thing: you shouldn’t take Camarda’s age into account. For me, quality has no age,” he said (via MilanNews).
Speaking a few days ago, he added: “He has great potential. We have Krstovic in that position. We wanted to bring in a player with #amarda’s characteristics and we’re convinced we’ve made the right choice.
“Signing a player like this from Milan on loan with an option to buy and buy back is no mean feat, but it’s also a deal that allows us to capitalise. We believe in what this player can bring us.”
we couldve started him all 38 games last year, this year too
Bit disappointed we’re not giving him a chance to alternate with Gimenez and get starts, it’s not like we’re bowled over with strikers since we let two others go
We get rid of Camarda for pocket money so we can splash out half of the remaining transfer budget on one striker (who puts the whole season in jeopardy if he gets injured – or flops).
Even Lecce’s sporting director Pantaleo Corvino gave advice to management that quality has no age.