In an interview with Cronache di Spogliatoio, the midfielderUdinese Lazar Samardzic – in addition to talking about how he failed to join Inter, he also talked about negotiations with Milan when he was still an adult: “At the age of 16 I had the opportunity to go to Barcelona, Barcelona knocked on my door. It was Patrick Kluivert, head of Barcelona’s youth sector. Cantera. He showed us the growth plan. and the idea they had for me. But my parents thought that I was too young to leave, that it was too early, and I agreed with them. A year later I tried Milan instead. Together with my family I went to Milanello, at the invitation of Paolo Maldini. They showed us the equipment. I was 17 years old and my father always told me that Italian football, until a few years ago, ruled the world. Even that day we told ourselves to take our time. Soon after that I would make my debut for Hertha Berlin and go to the Olympic Stadium to watch the match every weekend.”
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