Training is built around AC Milan's academy method, delivered by UEFA-licensed coaches. Each of the five days has a morning and an evening session of 90 minutes, so players are on the pitch for three hours a day. Tuesday is technique and control, Wednesday tactics and play, Thursday mental development. Monday's first session follows equipment pickup, and Friday's evening session comes before the diploma ceremony.

Local involvement is part of how the camp runs. NK GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919, the city's football club, sends its own youth coaches to work alongside the AC Milan staff. Hasan Kacić, a youth coach at GOŠK with a UEFA B licence and a former player in the Croatian First League, is one of those taking part. Mateo Kristić, director of the GOŠK youth academy, has said what the club learns will be carried into its own work with young players afterwards.

The venue is Gospino Polje, described as one of the most modern football facilities in Dubrovnik. The main pitch is FIFA-certified artificial grass, and the complex has changing rooms and support facilities. It sits in the city centre, with easy access from main roads and parking for parents and companions.

The camp is organised by One Revo d.o.o., a Croatian technology company that holds the official AC Milan Academy licence for the camp. One Revo runs it in partnership with Posebni prijatelj, a Dubrovnik association that provides counselling, education and assistance to parents of children with developmental disabilities. Children from Ukraine and children with special needs take part, and the camp is backed by Dubrovnik-Neretva County, which has supported the project from the start at both organisational and financial level.

The AC Milan connection to Croatian football runs deep. Zvonimir Boban, Dario Šimić and Luka Modrić have all worn the shirt, and more recently Mario Pašalić, Nikola Kalinić, Alen Halilović and Mario Mandžukić. The camp is presented as a continuation of that link rather than a one-off visit.

What's included

- 9 AC Milan Academy training sessions - Equipment set (bag, jersey, shorts, socks) - UEFA-licensed coaches - AC Milan Academy diploma - Awards and gifts - Player insurance

What's not included

- Accommodation (unless a hotel package is booked) - Meals (unless a hotel package is booked) - Travel to and from Dubrovnik - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Personal expenses