10 global gems created by the new Al Ain coach Jardim during his career

While the name of the new coach of the Al Ain team, the Portuguese Leonardo Jardim, was only associated with honing the talent of the French international star, the Spanish Real Madrid player, Kylian Mbappe, during his supervision of the French team Monaco, the list of football gems created by the coach is long, as the strategy Which he implemented in the French club during his first period, specifically from July 2014 to October 2018, brought financial benefit to the Emirate Club, the sustainability of talent, and sporting success as well.

Jardim, who took over the responsibility of Al Ain Club, succeeding Argentine coach Hernan Crespo, has a record of successes that go beyond mere championships, as he created jewels in the world of football, and his assumption of technical responsibility in the team is a great motivation for the emerging players, especially since he achieved great successes with Monaco in France. Selling these players at high prices represented a huge investment return that revived the French club’s treasury.

According to the Transfer Market website for player prices, Jardim discovered Kylian Mbappé when he summoned him from the academy to the first team, and after his talent began to explode, he was loaned to Paris Saint-Germain for a value of 35 million euros, and the club returned and sold him to the Parisian club later for 180 million. This is the largest return Monaco has received from a player sale.

The second gem he polished was Anthony Martial, whom the club signed from the Olympique Lyonnais Reserve for five million euros. The player lived successful seasons with the team, and his services were later sold to the English club Manchester United for a financial value that reached 60 million euros.

As for the third player, he was Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva. He signed a contract with him in 2015 from Benfica for a sum of 3.5 million. He was 20 years old at the time, and after years of brilliance in the Emirate club, the player moved to the ranks of Manchester City for a sum of 50 million euros.

As for the fourth talent, he was Brazilian defender Luis Fabinho, who bought him from the Portuguese club Rio Ave in 2013 for a financial value of 2.5 million euros. The player was only 20 years old at the time, and he later sold him to the English club Liverpool for a value of 45 million euros.

The fifth player developed by the coach was Thomas Lemar, who he signed from the French club Stade Malerbe at the age of 19 for a value of 1.25 million euros, and later sold his contract to the Spanish Atletico Madrid for a value of 65 million euros.

The sixth name is Belgian player Youri Tielemans, who was signed at the age of 20 from Anderlecht for 25 million euros, and was loaned to the English team Leicester City for 18 million euros. The club returned and sold his contract to Leicester later for 45 million euros.

The rest of the list includes the player Tiemoue Bakayoko, whom the club signed from the French Stade de Rennes at the age of 19 years for a value of 1.25 million euros, and later sold him to Chelsea for a value of 16 million euros, as well as Benjamin Mendy, who they bought from Marseille in France for 6.50 million euros, and sold him to Manchester City. For 13 million euros, Krasko also moved up from the academy, and was later sold to Atletico Madrid for nine million euros, in addition to Valere Germain, who later moved to Marseille for 10 million euros.