AC Milan talent spotting in SA Eastern United coach Diego Pellegrini, left, AC Milan academy technical director Andrea Icardi and Rostrevor year 12 student Anthony True. Glamour club AC Milan has formed a strong affiliation with local club Eastern United and Rostrevor College. AC MILAN'S junior football academy is forging partnerships with Eastern United Saints and Rostrevor College. AC Milan academy technical director Andrea Icardi says he will gauge whether SA's market is ripe to develop players for Europe when conducting a three-day junior camp hosted by Rostrevor College from October 6. Icardi says the Rossoneri academy will also consider affiliating with Eastern United meaning the Saints will be a direct feeder club. Icardi - a UEFA Pro Licence coach - has been based in Sydney since 2007. "There are good players everywhere that are not recognised by Australian federation coaches sometimes," Icardi said. We are here to try and change the culture in terms of methodology, behaviour education, how to approach the games, how to eat properly and to have them adopt the European style of football. The academy which is affiliated to three clubs in Sydney, has seen about 20 of its players sign contracts throughout Europe. Icardi who was at AC Milan as a junior before scoring on his senior debut for the Rossoneri in the derby against Inter Milan at San Siro believes Eastern United may be the perfect club to grow the culture of the glamour club in SA. He was also extremely impressed with Rostrevor College's facilities. "We want to improve our relationship with Rostrevor College and Eastern United," he said. Initially we want to see them two or three times a year and see if they are improving. And if players are very good we will invite them - free of charge - to our academy in Sydney. Rostrevor College principal Simon Dash says the school is delighted to host AC Milan given about 250 students play football. "Soccer is big in this school it's one of our biggest co-curricular sports," Dash said. We've had a good history of success in the sport and just the opportunity to host AC Milan and their clinics at their campus we're absolutely thrilled about. Saints coach and technical director Diego Pellegrini said having the AC Milan academy affiliation would be the perfect match. "We are organising the Saints to become one club that gives the best possible service to SA's young talented SA players," Pellegrini said. In my coaching experience here I can easily say there are talented players that don't get the opportunity to develop into professionals. AC Milan's academy can give this chance to our good young players.