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[Il Drago]

Zhang, Marotta & Ausilio Tried To Convince Samaden To Stay At Inter Milan But Feels Time For A New Challenge, Italian Media Report​

All of Inter President Steven Zhang, CEO Bepp Marotta, and Sporting Director Piero Ausilio tried to convince Roberto Samaden to stay on as the head of the Nerazzurri’s youth academy.

This according to Italian news outlet FCInter1908, who report that all of the Nerazzurri’s directors made an attempt to get the 56-year-old to reconsider his decision to step down, but that his mind was already made up.

It has now been made clear that Samaden will leave Inter at the end of the current season, with his contract with the club running out at the end of June.

It is not clear what the next chapter will be for the youth academy director, who could find a role at a different club, and has also been linked with a possible position within the Italian FA.

What is certain, however, is that Samaden feels that it is time for something different, after an association with Inter that had lasted 33 years.

Given that Samaden has been widely considered to have done an excellent job in his role, the club’s directors had been hoping that he would not leave.

Zhang tried to convince the 56-year-old to reconsider, whilst Marotta, who had in fact tried to bring Samaden to Juventus in 2013, is also among his admirers, as is Ausilio.

However, according to FCInter1908, Samaden feels firmly that, despite having had a very positive tenure at Inter, he is ready to seek a new challenge, and so he graciously declined the Nerazzurri’s directors and made his decision to leave at the end of the season final.

Atalanta Academy Director Maurizio Costanzi In Running To Replace Roberto Samaden As Inter Milan’s Head Of Youth Academy, Italian Media Report​

Atalanta Academy Director Maurizio Costanzi has joined Beppe Giavardi to replace Roberto Samaden as the head of Inter’s youth academy at the end of the current season.

This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, who report that the Nerazzurri could look to bring in Costanzi rather than promoting Giavardi from within.

Samaden is set to step down as the head of Inter’s youth academy at the end of this season, ending a 33-year association with the club, and it is not yet decided who will take his place in the role.

According to the Gazzetta, Costanzi is one possibility, and given that his contract with Atalanta runs out at the end of the current season, he could well be brought in.
The 65-year-old had been the Academy Director at Chievo Verona prior to take over at Atalanta in 2014.

Giavardi, currently the deputy to Samaden, is also in the running should the Nerazzurri decide to promote from within.

 

[Helenio Herrera]

I like the Atalanta setup

 

[DARi0]

Yes for the Atalanta director!

His contract is expiring at the end of this season so make him an offer he can`t refuse.

Roberto Samaden is attracting the interest of several clubs in Serie A and Serie B for when he steps down as the head of Inter’s youth academy at the end of the current season

This according to Italian news outlet FCInterNews, who report that the likes of Palermo, Cremonese, and Como are among the clubs ready to make Samaden an offer, whilst a switch to a role in the Italian FA is also a possibility although less likely.

Numero Diez also wrote that Palermo owners City Football Group would be keen on bringing in head of Inter youth academy Roberto Samaden. They are ready to push to bring in Samaden, as part of their ambitious rebuild of the Sicilian side.

 

[Il Drago]

According to Gazzetta, for post Samaden there are 4 candidates:

- Maurizio Costanzi, Atalanta academy director
- Francesco Palmieri, Sassuolo academy director
- Angelo Castellazzi, PSG women sporting director and former Leonardo assistant at PSG and Inter
- Andrea Catellani, SPAL academy director

 

[Il Drago]

According to Gazzetta, for post Samaden there are 4 candidates:

- Maurizio Costanzi, Atalanta academy director
- Francesco Palmieri, Sassuolo academy director
- Angelo Castellazzi, PSG women sporting director and former Leonardo assistant at PSG and Inter
- Andrea Catellani, SPAL academy director

There was a meeting at Oporto between Inter management and Catellani, who seems to be on pole. Castellazzi chose to stay at PSG women. Among the candidates there's also Massimo Tarantino, Siena sporting director.

 

[Helenio Herrera]

What's so special about SPAL's youth setup?

 

[brehme1989]

What's so special about SPAL's youth setup?

He was at Chievo prior to that for a few years and he's young.

These guys are judged by more things than the number of good players their academies produce. Who knows, maybe he's a gem.