@Deb_Ban Ishan Pandita is a Bengaluru who joined a Spanish academy in 2014 in a pay model. Got scouted by UD Almeria a year later and joined their U-19 team. Now rumored to have joined La Liga side CD Leganes
What ‘s the biggest difference between football in India and in Spain?
Ishan: There’s not much of a difference anymore. Kalu Uche, who is now playing for Almeria in Segunda Division, used to play in ISL so I don’t think the levels are that far off.
What’s your advice to players outside of Europe? Should they join academies and pay to train with the best?
Ishan: I think it’s better to pay to train in Spain than being in India, because the level of playing is much higher in Spain.
From one of his interview.
So his academy stint was purely on pay to play basis. But if he finally signs contract with CD leganes, he has something special in him.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Leganés. Samuel Eto'o has played for it.
Got scouted by UD Almeria a year later and joined their U-19 team.
Now rumored to have joined La Liga side CD Leganes
What ‘s the biggest difference between football in India and in Spain?
Ishan: There’s not much of a difference anymore. Kalu Uche, who is now playing for Almeria in Segunda Division, used to play in ISL so I don’t think the levels are that far off.
What’s your advice to players outside of Europe? Should they join academies and pay to train with the best?
Ishan: I think it’s better to pay to train in Spain than being in India, because the level of playing is much higher in Spain.
From one of his interview.
So his academy stint was purely on pay to play basis. But if he finally signs contract with CD leganes, he has something special in him.
But the first comparison was hilarious.
http://googleweblight.com/?lite_url=http://blog.fieldoo.com/2016/02/interview-with-ud-almeria-academy-players-ishan-and-mariano/&ei=caBhUc1e&lc=en-IN&s=1&m=471&host=www.google.co.in&ts=1469174295&sig=AKOVD640TcnE6vsqYNiiYxyH5qkh0nukdw