Valencia Football Club are interested in establishing an academy in Bermuda as part of their partnership with Andrew Bascome's ABC Soccer School.

Bascome and five coaches from the Spanish giants will train the Island's future stars at the Next Generation VCF Football Camp, which will be held at the National Sports Centre's North Field.

Running from October 15 to 18, the Next Generation VCF Camp will see Valencia's academy staff hold seminars and practice sessions for local coaches.

There will also be three scholarships available for youngsters who impress the Valencia coaches to attend the team's training base in Spain.

Pablo Mantilla, Valencia CF Foundation director, said La Liga side had already started expanding their brand into parts of the Caribbean, North America and Asia.

"Over the last year Valencia has been making a concerted effort to promote our brand and have built a team of top notch coaches to execute our philosophy," he said.

"We've already established an academy in Japan six months' ago where we have 150 kids playing and are very proud of it.

"Our aim is always to stay in the country when we visit it with one of our camps. This is the first time we have had contact with Bermuda and we hope it's not the last. The objective is always to establish an academy in each country, and Bermuda is one of them."

Valencia CF recently signed a three-year deal with Jamaica which includes holding camps locally as well as sending youngsters to their academy in Spain. Two Jamaican players, Kaya Beckford and Martin Davis, have been training in Valencia with the academy.

They are also set to hold a camp in the Cayman Islands.

"After our first camp in Jamaica six months' ago two players were chosen to come to our summer camp in Valencia," said Mantilla. "One player has been invited to train for a season in Spain in our academy. The other player is playing in one of our sister teams. The two players are studying in an American/English school so their integration has been made much easier. Our coaches also speak English so they understand the training sessions."

This week's four-day camp will be held at the National Sports Centre, North Field for 180 children aged between seven and 16, with a minimum of 20 spots set aside for girls.

Invitations have been sent to all domestic clubs and organisations with a viable youth development programme, inviting each to nominate players from the various age groups to participate.

Bascome believes the Spanish 'pass and move' style is ideally suited to Bermuda.

"They're smaller people, like us, they put a lot of emphasis on the technical aspect such as passing, control and support," said Bascome, who recently spent ten days at Clairfontaine – the 'mecca' of French football – along with local coaches John Barry Nusum and Karl Roberts.

The trip was organised by top UEFA adviser Jacques Crevosier, who last week signed a deal to become a technical consultant for the Bermuda Football Association on the last day of Richard Calderon's presidency.

Henrik Schroeder, the administrator for the ABC Football School, said he was confident next week's camp would be a success.

"If the camp goes off well it's our understanding we will have a long-term agreement with Valencia to hold camps here as well as sending groups to their academy.

"They would like to set up these satellites and have regional competitions between the likes of Bermuda, Jamaica and Cayman Islands to see the development between the groups."

Valencia are ranked third in the all time Spanish La Liga table and are one of only three Spanish clubs to have won more than five international trophies.