‘La Fábrica’ has been a great business in recent seasons for the white team. Although there are few homegrown players who have been able to move up to the first team, there are many who have left large amounts of money in the club with their departures. Some of them, like Fran García, have been able to return and others continue to grow away from the Spanish capital in search of continuing to grow as footballers.
The last youth squad to explode is Crazy Mario (Barcelona, 2000), which was four years in Juvenil A and Castillamaking his debut under Ancelotti, until He decided to go to Lazio. There he spent a gray first campaign, with less prominence than expected, but little by little he has become a gap in the Roman eleven and now stands as one of the key pieces of the team.
‘The Eagles’ march fourth in Serie Awith 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, which allow them to have 13 points (just one victory away from the lead). One of the keys is that duo formed by Gila and Romagnoli in the center of the rear. Mario, what He enjoyed very few minutes with Sarrihas been able to turn the situation around with the new coach: Marco Baroni.
Mario is not a very tall center back (1.83 meters), but he has a good foot, with a 91% success rate in the pass. In addition, he has improved a lot in other defensive aspects, recovering more than 3 balls per game and minimizing his errors. In fact, he even encouraged himself with a goal in his team’s defeat against Fiorentina.
A formula that works at the Santiago Bernabéu
Real Madrid is maintaining the same philosophy when it comes to selling its promises. They let them grow outside the club, but maintaining a high percentage of the rights. This serves to make a possible return to the team cheaper or to benefit in the event of a transfer. With Mario Gila, it was no different. The Catalan went to Italy for 6 million eurosbut the whites kept the 50% of the player’s rights. Now, thanks to their great moment, they are starting to rub their hands together.
His return to Real Madrid seems distant, but a move to another club cannot be ruled out. Its market value has risen to 13 million eurosso the whites could get half of a possible transfer. Has contract in Italy until 2027 and in the transalpine country there is already talk of a renewal before several interested parties in the defense.
We are not worried about the future. We are happy with Mario’s growth
His representative, Alejandro Camaño, appears calm: “We are not worried about the future. We are happy with Mario’s growth and he is happy at Lazio. He will have an important future”. In any case, he is a footballer who will have to be taken into account and who could bring great joy to Real Madrid despite having been away from the club for two years. One more proof that the economic formula used with the quarry continues to work.
