Juve-Milan, fight for Varga
Who has never played Risk? The transfer market sometimes resembles the famous board game popular in the '90s. A silent struggle which has the whole world as its backdrop. For the scouts of the youth sector the struggle is disproportionate given that in Germany and Britain the structures are more efficient and the club philosophy often rewards the work of these obscure soldiers of global football.
For once, however, the Italians have played in advance and perhaps will be on to a winner with the amazing Atila Varga, a rising star of Michalovce (Slovakia). According to Italian newspapers, the player, born in 1996, has been followed by Juventus and Genoa, but calciomercato.com can add to the race Milan and Sampdoria, who sent observers to the match between Slovenia U16 and Slovakia U16 in August.
Four top Italian clubs in addition to German and English top clubs, a challenge to the death for a talent that for over a year has been making noise in Slovakia.
What makes Atila Varga different to others his age? Calciomercato.com asked Paolo Greatti,a top scout for the central-European area.
Greatti, why is half the world looking Atila Varga?
"He is a central defender about 184 cm tall, has good physical structure, excellent coordination and is elegant in his movements. Very agile and responsive and has good speed. An excellent marker, he is good in the game on the ground as well as in the air".
So the comparison with Vierchowod is not strange?
"Certainly not, moreover, even during ball possession he has shown good dribbling skills, vision and ability to kick. Many Italian clubs are enthusiastic about him".
