The matches of the youth Champions League, in which the juniors of Buducnosti played for the first time, were a great European "showcase" of the new talents of the Podgorica club, regardless of the heavy defeat against Trabzonspor in the 2nd round of qualifications.
A million dollar transfer Vasilija Adžić to Juventus, Buducnost has in some way already positioned itself on the European football market and will continue in that direction, says the executive director of the club Novak Novakovic. Especially now, when he has something to offer...
According to Novaković, Buducnost made a turnaround compared to the previous period with several big transfers, not only Adžić.
- We made the biggest transfer in the history of FK Buducnost by selling Vasilij Adžić to Juventus, we returned to the European map at the highest possible level after good transfers Stefan Milić, Lazar Mijović i Stefan Đukanović. Before that, as you yourself know, Budućnost did not collect much-needed money for functioning from outgoing transfers for a long time, and even today's Montenegrin national team members were leaving the club - says Novaković.
With transfers like Adžić's, the "Blues" provided funds for stable functioning.
- I think we are finally on the right track as far as the development of the club is concerned, especially outside the borders of Montenegro, and Adžić is definitely our window to the world. Many European giants wanted the greatest talent of Montenegrin football, the most persistent and concrete were Juventus and Bologna, the negotiations were long and demanding, and thanks to our negotiating skills, which I led, as well as our good connections in both clubs, we made them "race" ', to put it in jargon - emphasizes Novaković.
A figure? The media, at least the Italian media, mentioned the amount of two million euros, which, with the fulfillment of the bonus, could amount to much more.
- I know that the public is interested in the amount of the transfer, but we are not able to disclose it due to the confidentiality of the document, just as we could not announce the agreement with Juventus when it was reached, we already waited for the summer. For a similar reason, Juventus did not announce the amount of the transfer - says Novaković.
The executive director of Buducnosti emphasizes:
- In addition to Adžić, some other boys were interesting to certain teams, but we didn't want to sell them for a small amount of money. It's time for Budućnost to behave like a big club that creates young stars, as it was in the golden pen of the former Yugoslavia... We are aware that we have several boys in the club who play an important role in the senior team and in whom we have high hopes, because the future of Bubućnosti and Montenegro. The public will already be familiar with the qualities of many youth/first team players... and in addition to the talents known to all of us, the club is growing another great generation of players born in 2010 and 2011.
The future will not be an "easy" negotiator.
- It must be clear to every club that comes forward that players like them Lazar Savović, Andrej Kostic, Andrija Bulatović... they cannot go below three or four million, because they are great European talents, and talent is paid dearly - emphasizes Novaković.
Until then, he will develop in the first team.
- Our coach Ivan Brnović carries a huge burden on his back, but simply the Buducnosti bench is always like that, and that burden is reflected in the fact that the extraordinary talent of our boys turns into senior quality that is interesting to the European market. I have no doubt that our coach knows what and how to do it, he has already participated in their development by pushing individuals into the first team and giving them more minutes, now it is up to all of us to stay on that path and to find the 'new Adžić', because from that the ambitions of the club's future depend on it, and everyone knows how expensive football is today - concludes Novaković.
Visiting Malmo - they were delighted
The rematch of the 2nd round of qualification for the Youth Champions League Budućnost - Trabzonspor was watched from the box of the Podgorica stadium by people from the sports sector of Malmo, Sweden.
- We had an important visit, Malmo is one of the biggest clubs in Sweden, a team that has won the UEFA Cup in its history and is a regular participant in the group stages of European competitions. Our guests were delighted with the hospitality, they toured the Camp, learned about the work of all the selections... And watching the game, they showed interest in our two players, who have been following them for a long time, but we openly told them that we will not sell the greatest talents of Montenegrin football for anything what kind of money - said Novak Novakovic.
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