Alex Aljami
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But it's still in name.
It's basically that's their name of their academy now, named from that.
But just in case people would like to know a little bit about the history of... It's a beautiful little house, actually, right by the camp now, right next to it.
So, I mean, it's astonishing, actually, because they obviously had that incredible period when...
when Messi and Iniesta and Xavi and people all came through at the same time.
And you thought, well, that's a one-off.
A little bit like Manchester United did in the Beckham era.
And you thought, well, that happens once in a lifetime.
But it's repeating it and repeating it.
And obviously they can...
I suppose attract people want to go there.
So the big young talents can go there, but still most of them, most of them are probably local.
That being bold enough to give young players an opportunity.
I think that's why, I mean, I'm biased because obviously I play for the club, but I think that's why I think
I prefer them as a club to Real Madrid who just go and buy the superstars in world football, which is also, it's another way of doing it.
And it's, I mean, they can't really buy them now.
They wait till they get them on a free, which is quite sensible.
But it's a different way of doing it, isn't it?
Galacticos versus locals.
Yeah.