Bermuda youngsters Cameron Neal and Nathan Trott have been handed an opportunity to broaden their football and academic horizons with Valencia’s Next Generation programme in Spain.Neal, 15, and Trott, 13, were identified by coaches at the Saltus-based Valencia Academy as players with the ability and maturity to make a permanent move to Valencia.The talented pair arrived in Spain’s third largest city last month where they are attending an English-speaking school while training with Valencia’s Next Generation coaches and playing with local youth teamsHenrik Schroder, director of ABC Football School who set up the Island’s branch of the Valencia Academy said although Neal and Trott would not initially train with Valencia’s Academy they would have the opportunity to do so if they sufficiently impressed their Next Generation coaches.He added that both children’s parents would be covering the costs of their relocation to Spain.“We have worked with Valencia’s Next Generation Academy for a year now to see if we can develop a programme to send our players to Valencia,” said Schroder.“This year it happened and we have two players attending a British school in Valencia that has a GCSE-based curriculum it’s the same school system they’re used to in Bermuda.“There’s also a residency run by the Next Generation programme and the players will also have coaches developing them individually. They will have Spanish tutoring, learn the Spanish culture and learn Spanish football from inside.“We will see how far they can go and how quickly they can evolve. So far things are going very well and if they make it all the way to the Valencia Academy then great.”Schroder believed both players were still young enough to become indoctrinated into the Spanish way of playing while old enough to cope with the obvious challenges faced when moving to a foreign country.“In order to succeed there are many factors including culture and language; you have to feel very comfortable,” said Schroder, who added that Neal and Trott had both attended Valencia’s Next Generation camps in Spain for the last two summers.“We think that at 13, 14 or 15-years-old it might still be too late, but they’re old enough to feel comfortable to immerse themselves into the Spanish culture.”While admitting homesickness could still be an issue for the youngsters, Schroder believed the transition would be easier given that they would be living together and playing alongside each other.He added that the players would be spend the next 12 months in Valencia but could stay for longer if they enjoyed experience both on and off the pitch.“If you send a player too young then they will be homesick and have all sorts of problems,” said Schroder. “To send a young player by himself to Valencia would probably also be a mistake so to have both players together is much better.“You would be foolish to think they will be going for longer than a year-to-year basis, though. But of course if they are feeling happy in the environment and have the means to stay then they will stay.“It comes with a cost, nothing is free in this world and it has to be paid for by their parents. Not everyone can afford that and we understand that. At the beginning it’s important to understand which players have that kind of (financial) support from their parents.“Down the road I’m sure we can create situations whereby people with less resources can go and do this sort of thing.”More than 350 children, aged between four and 14, attend the Saltus-based Valencia Academy, which was launched last year by Schroder and top local coach Andrew Bascome as part of a three-year programme.Valencia’s Next Generation programme is not officially part of the Spanish team’s Academy although the club are kept aware of the progress of those players involved.