The Youth League not only crowns the best youth team in Europe each season, but also acts as showcase for the big clubs to closely follow the promises of the future. Real Madrid, who this year caresses lifting the title for the first time in its history, is one of the most active in this facet. We review some of the footballers who have been around the white orbit and they played the Youth League …
De Ligt (21, center)
In the summer of 2019, before he signed for Juventus, the Real Madrid he probed his signing talking with his surroundings, as RMC announced. He stood out being so young in the world of football that He came to combine minutes in the Youth League with participations with the first team (in Ajax). In the Youth he played the last of the ten games in 2017 and only three months later he played in the Europa League final against Manchester United.
Lucas Hernández (24 years old, winger)
He himself, in an interview for AS, confirmed the interest of Real Madrid: “Two years ago I declined an offer from Real Madrid”. While he played for Atlético de Madrid, he was one of the most projected defenders in the world, even being a regular in the world champion French team, a level that aroused the interest of the Whites. Finally he went to Bayern Munich. In the Youth he played five games, scoring two goals. That same campaign he ended up playing for Atlético's first team in the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Barcelona.
Jadon Sancho (20 years, winger)
Here we talk about a current interest. He MadridWithin this policy based on hiring young players with great projection, he has set his sights on Jadon Malik Sancho. He is one of those players who did take off more than normal thanks to the Youth League, scoring in his debut for Manchester City, against Borussia Mönchengladbach and shining afterwards with Dortmund, scoring three goals in five games. It has become a banner of the first team of Dortmund, being valued right now in 117 million euros according to Transfermarkt.
Leroy Sané (24, winger)
Before going to Manchester City, Sané was close to playing for Real Madrid. The father himself recognized him in statements to Sky Deutchland. “Madrid still have options to sign my son,” he said. He did not finally land at the Bernabéu. The German played 13 games in the Youth League, reaching the semifinals with the Schalke. A month later he scored his first goal in the Champions League against Madrid at the age of 19.
Kylian Mbappé (21, winger)
With Kylian we also talk about the present. Up to three times he has already rejected the PSG renewal proposals that have come to him in recent times. Contract ends in June 2022, so the summer of 2021 seems crucial to resume negotiations, since PSG will have to either bet even stronger for its renewal or facilitate its exit to obtain money before a year later it can go out for free. Played only one match in the Youth League (with Monaco in 2014), just 11 days before his 16th birthday. A year later he was already in the first team of the Monaco.
Marcus Rashford (22, forward)
He has lived in the orbit of the Real Madrid, but it does not finish to establish itself as a crack that asserts the interest of the white club. As a young man it was a sensational promise. Five months after their two goals in his Youth League debut against PSV he was scoring two others in his debut with the United first team against Midtjylland in the Europa League. Its high price (valued at 80 million euros, according to Transfermarkt) holds many clubs back. He has a contract until 2023.