Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid chiefs reach important conclusion over La Fabrica

Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid chiefs reach important conclusion over La Fabrica Real Madrid are planning to place greater emphasis on La Fabrica , with Jose Mourinho and the club’s hierarchy seeing the academy as an important part of both their sporting and financial strategy. According to Defensa Central , Mourinho and general director Jose Angel Sanchez share the view that Madrid’s academy should have a meaningful role in the club’s future planning. The pair were together at the Santiago Bernabeu watching the final of the youth Intercontinental Cup, keeping a close eye on the next generation. Mourinho keeping a close eye on Madrid’s youngsters The idea is not that every academy prospect must eventually become a Real Madrid starter. Instead, the club want La Fabrica to consistently produce players capable of operating at an elite level. Mourinho is already looking closely at what the academy can provide. Sergio Mestre, Raul Asencio and Thiago Pitarch have all been involved in the first-team scheme of things in recent months. Thiago Pitarch is the perfect example of how La Fabrica can help with sporting success. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images) The Portuguese manager has always insisted that performance should matter more than age or reputation. If an academy player can offer something different, he wants to keep the pathway open to the first team. Pitarch is the best example of this. The midfielder has already accumulated significant senior experience and is increasingly looking like a genuine first-team option rather than someone making up the numbers. La Fabrica can help Madrid beyond the first team As always with Real Madrid, the academy is not just there to produce players for the first team. The bigger gain comes in the form of sales. Not every talented youngster will find space in a squad containing some of the world’s most expensive players. Madrid have profited from the sale of academy starlets like Nico Paz. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images) However, developing players of the highest calibre can still generate important transfer income, as it has in recent seasons. Los Blancos have executed this formula successfully with the likes of Gonzalo Garcia, Nico Paz and many other youngsters in recent years. By selling them on for a decent initial transfer fee while retaining control through sell-on clauses, buyback options and right-to-match clauses, Madrid protect themselves from both a sporting and financial perspective. Mourinho’s insistence and constant supervision over the academy is a positive sign in the long run for Madrid, and it remains to be seen how they use La Fabrica in the coming years.