Done deal: Milan talent Camarda set for Lecce loan move | OneFootball

Milan talent Francesco Camarda is set to join Lecce on loan with an option to buy and a buy-back option for the Rossoneri.

Milan striker Camarda is set to join Lecce on loan for the 2025-26 campaign.

Sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell me that the two clubs have reached an agreement over the 17-year-old’s loan move to the Stadio Via Del Mare.

Camarda set to join Lecce on loan from Milan

AC Milan forward Francesco Camarda warms up prior to the Serie A football match between AC Milan and Frosinone at San Siro stadium in Milan, on December 2, 2023. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP) (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP via Getty Images)

Other Italian clubs, such as Spezia, had shown interest in the promising striker, but Camarda’s desire to play in Serie A made the difference.

MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Alvaro Morata of AC Milan is replaced by Francesco Camarda during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD3 match between AC Milan and Club Brugge KV at Stadio San Siro on October 22, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Camarda will soon complete a loan move with an option to buy, but Milan will keep control of the striker thanks to a buy-back option.

Camarda the youngest Serie A debutant

COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 14: Rafael Leao of AC Milan celebrates with his team-mate Francesco Camarda after scoring their team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on January 14, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Back in 2023, Camarda became the youngest Serie A debutant at 15 years and 260 days, while last season he became the youngest Italian debutant in the Champions League at 16 years and 226 days.

Camarda hasn’t yet scored his first goal at a senior level with Milan, but he netted seven times in 20 appearances with Milan Futuro during the 2024-25 season.