Whereas PSG can spend €50m on Neves, a Portugal international who was a key part of the Benfica side that went deep in last season’s Champions League, Monaco are investing a fraction of that figure on Lamine Camara, a player of undoubted quality and great potential, but whose experiences have come either in Ligue 2 or battling relegation in Ligue 1 with Metz.
The club’s CEO, Thiago Scuro, has insisted on a split of two thirds “development” players and one third “performance” players so they can meet the dual objectives of results on the pitch and success off it.
“This is also the club’s strategy to bring in young talents from its academy to the first team and then at one point to sell them – this is the club’s plan and it is a good one,” insists Hütter.
Hütter admits that developing players while also finishing in the top three every season is “demanding”, although he says it suits his style of management.
“Maybe, with the goals that we have, we are becoming too young,” said Scuro last week while unveiling the 28-year-old Moatasem Al-Musrati, a midfielder signed to add the experience Hütter believes is required for the club to reach the next level.
