Atalanta is preparing for a record market blow for the youth sector: Honest Ahanor, born in Genoa, coming for about 20 million euros. A bold investment that makes it the second Italian U17 more expensive ever, even overcoming Gareth Bale.
Atalanta is preparing for a market investment that promises to rewrite the hierarchies in the international youth panorama. The Bergamo club is in fact one step away from the acquisition of Honest Ahanor, a young man -left young man born in Genoa. sporting.
Ahanor exceeds Bale
The operation that will bring Honest Ahanor to Bergamo promises to be one of the most expensive in the history of the youth transfer market. The rumors indicate a figure close to 20 million euros, divided into 15 million bases fixed more than 5 million bonuses, intended for Genoa for the promising tag. This disbursement would position Ahanor among the most expensive teen of all time globally, even exceeding the transfer of Gareth Bale, who in 2007 passed to Tottenham for 14.7 million euros, a sum that at the time made great sensation.
Ahanor among the most expensive Italian talents
Despite the extent of the investment, Honest Ahanor will not clean the absolute primacy among the most expensive Italians. In fact, in front of him, the record of Pietro Pellegri remains firm, also formed in the youth of Genoa, whose transfer has established a precedent still unsurpassed. Ahanor would therefore position themselves in second place in this special ranking, overcoming names already established in professional football such as Davide Frattesi, who went from Sassuolo to Inter for slightly lower figures, but with an already consolidated wealth of experience. The young Ahanor, despite the only six professional appearances and a total of 291 minutes played with the Genoa shirt, is preparing to enter arrogance among the prominent names of the category, with the expectation of demonstrating the value attributed to its potential on the field.
Talent and risk
The recent history of the transfer market is dotted with examples that demonstrate how the huge investments in the very young do not always guarantee the expected success. Cases such as those of Eddie Salcedo, on which Inter and Lazio had placed great hopes, or Pedro Neto, highlighted the difficulties of transforming the potential into constant performance. Jadon Sancho, after an initial explosion with Borussia Dortmund, also met obstacles in confirming himself at the highest levels. However, there are also sensational success stories, such as those of Jude Bellingham and Alexandre Pato, who have been able to repay the trust and investments of the clubs that have believed in them since young people.