AC Milan have announced their new 25-man squad list for the UEFA Champions League knockout phase, and there are predictably some key changes.
Compared to the list presented in September for the initial ‘league phase’, the rules allow only three new signings from the January transfer window to be added, regardless of the number of exits and regardless of their homegrown status/age.
It is instead possible to modify List B (U21 players who have spent at least two consecutive seasons at the club) without limits.
From the new signings, Santiago Gimenez, Joao Felix and Kyle Walker have been included. Luka Jovic and Alex Jimenez remain out having not been included at the start of the season, while Warren Bondo and Riccardo Sottil are not named either due to the three new signing rule.
List A
1. Maignan
2. Tomori
3. Thiaw
4. Pavlovic
5. Walker
6. Emerson Royal
7. Theo
8. Fofana
9. Loftus-Cheek
10. Reijnders
11. Musah
12. Chukwueze
13. Pulisic
14. Joao Felix
15. Leao
16. Abraham
17. Gimenez
From Italian academies
1. Sportiello
2. Florenzi
3. Terracciano
From Milan’s academy
1. Gabbia
List B (unlimited changes)
Nava, Torriani, Bakoune, Bartesaghi, Bozzolan, Camarda, Coubis, Eletu, Liberali, Magni, Malaspina, Paloschi, Sia, Traore.
New players: Walker, Joao Felix, Santiago Gimenez.
Players out: Calabria, Bennacer, Okafor, Morata.
Not included: Jovic, Jimenez, Bondo, Sottil.
Feel for Jovic. After they gave him the number 9 shirt and all that. They had zero intentions of keeping him, only wanted to make a quick buck off of him
yep, thats bad squad management. If you didnt want him just let him go or find another suitor. he had a yearly contract, i still dont understand why they would extend it and not regsiter nor even attempt to use him.
Not sure it was intentional so much as a low risk insurance, I think they were in panic mode with Giroud leaving and didn’t want another forward to go when they were still betting on Zirkzee. I think the club expected him to be the second choice behind a No1 until Fonseca really pushed for Abraham in the final days and Roma wanted to offload someone in exchange for loaning our third choice right-wing.
That may well be the case. But youve to have a plan and stick to it. Already panicking in the middle of a transfer window for whatsoever reason is not a very good trait for a management. This situation of Jovic should’ve been avoided even thou it’s most definitely not intentional.
Is Loftus Cheek close to being ready to play?
It’s only 3 midfielders without him
It’s a big concern. Shame there was not a way to get Bondo on the UCL list but I can understand that none of Walker, Gimenez or Felix could be left out.
RLC seems to keep getting reported as 1 step forward then 3 steps back.
If we get some further injuries and UCL suspensions, it is foreseeable that we could need to start a Round of 16 match with Musah & Terracciano in midfield.
Florenzi or pulisic maybe can help fill in midfield if it comes to it… Florenzi has played well there under pioli.
Free Jovic bro, dude deserves so much better than sitting on the bench behind a donkey like Abraham. Let him go somewhere he’ll actually play if you refuse to use him
There were suggestions that he could have easily gone to Monza for the remainder of the season. But he refused.
Right, because Milan hasn’t been trying to free that donkey Jovic but the deadweight doesn’t want to leave and go somewhere where he’ll actually play.
Most g/a this season so far:
Pulisic: 19 G/A
Leao: 15 G/A
Reijnders: 14 G/A
Abraham: 13 G/A
Theo: 9 G/A
Fofana: 7 G/A
(via Transfermarkt)
Think before you write.
At least 2 components missing here
1. Most important one is bad attempts of such player that erasing a player rate
2. Minutes and starters
3. Starters and minutes
Another one is writing without thinking.
Abraham is the only non-starter on this list and has played half of the minutes the other players on the list have played.
Tammy scored in the derby and 2 against Roma, you ungrateful bstrd. Learn some respect to Milan. He’s already proven he’s reliable back up.
More completely clueless comments from Ian, what a surprise.
Tammy already in just over half of a season: 8 goals and 3 assists in all competitions including multiple game winners.
Jovic in all of last season: 9 goals and 1 assist in all competitions.
WHo’s the donkey? Looks like you.
And the same you will come here crying later if the coach decides to use him and we lost a match or two without him or anyone scoring. You will even start calling out the management the coaches for lack of good managing of the team.
He’s done nothing but flop at every club he’s been at, another Frankfurt dummy. Never buy players from Frankfurt. It should be a rule
So they keep an injured and useless Royal on the list but don’t think of putting Jimenez on the squad list. Smart move 👏 👏 👏
You can only add 3 signings bro, they chose the most sensible ones
Only 3 changes max, and they put Gimenez, Felix and Walker are more urgent to be used as these 3 cjanges. I believe if more were possible, Jimenez would had subbed Emerson on the list.
Thats one is same to Jimenez – Royal
If only you can think with your fingers…..
Hmm … 10 goals and 3 assists so far this year. Play that forward to 20 goals, 6 assists. All this with hardly any service.
I believe what you might have there is a “good point.”
Midfield is a huge issue now. We desperately needed a player and instead we are down a midfielder. Cannot see CL go well against the better teams with no options there and injuries could be catastrophic.
I’d like to see Eletu integrated in the 1st team. He is almost 20 and looks a very talented and complete DM
I don’t feel sorry for Jovic. He stayed at Real Madrid for a time in a similar situation to his time at Milan. It’s the players attitude why these coaches are not playing him.
It’s possible that they don’t like what they are seeing from him in training such as a lack of effort and enthusiasm. He reminds me of Balotelli.
As for the UCL squad list I would have liked if they dropped RLC and replaced him with Bondo. RLC is useless and he adds nothing to the team.
You never buy players from Frankfurt. That should be a rule.
Would have love to watch Jimenezs bold moves in a tense CL match but missing out on the list is understandable
He is still so raw and young. He’ll get his chance.
Sure
Why can’t Alex Jimenez to be put in List B? He still 19 though
because he has not played in Milan’s youth system for two years. We had the same issue last season with that your CB who went to Anderlecht. His name escapes me.
Next year Jimenez will be eligible for our List B.
Relevant UEFA rule:
“A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 2003 and has, since his 15th birthday, been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years, or a total of three consecutive years with a maximum of one loan period to a club from the same association for a period not longer than one year. Players aged 16 may be registered on List B if they have been registered with the participating club for the previous two years without interruption.”
young CB*
The young cb, Simic
Noted.. Thanks for the explanation
I’m really sad for Jovic. The guy has potential and wants to play but the management and Conceicau treated him like he’s garbage.
But what’s more sad is there’s only FOUR Italian in the squad; Sportiello, Florenzi, Terraciano, and Gabbia which only Gabbia who got started although lately he got benched a lot. It’s a far cry compare to Ancelotti and Pioli era where Milan has plenty of Italian and the team won trophies. Now, we can’t even get out from the 8th place. sigh 😔
I don’t expect much with this season CL. Feels like Feyenoord gonna slaughter us back to back.
Anyone know when R-L-C and Emerson Royale is expected to be back? The former is most important. We need him and Musah as substitutes behind Fofana/Reijnders with Bondo out.
As for the right back position I guess Terracciano is as good as Emerson as backup for Walker.
Where’s Origi? I can’t believe they didn’t put him on the list???
Chukuweze, Musah & RLC still in the UCL liste after knowing their real leve and the mistakes they made, something need to be made at this club
WHATS WRONG WITH SOME OF YOU ????? YES, I ALSO WOULD LIKE MORE CHANGES TO THE CL LIST (CHUKUWEZE BEING ONE OF THEM ) ……. BUT WE ARE ALLOWED ONLY 3 CHANGES. GOT IT !!!!!!!