A very difficult situation has arisen regarding Yacine Adli’s future at AC Milan, with the club ready to sell him but the player unwilling to move.
As Calciomercato.com report, Milan got the better of Manchester City last night thanks to Lorenzo Colombo’s brace and Marco Nasti’s winner, but beyond the result there were also some strong signals regarding who Paulo Fonseca wants to rely on.
While the likes of Colombo, Nasti, Alexis Saelemaekers and Mattia Liberali were impressing fans and Fonseca, Adli remained on the bench for the full 90 minutes. Another indication is that Fonseca even preferred to field Alessandro Florenzi in the double pivot over the Frenchman.
When Florenzi got injured at the end of the first half, the Portuguese coach chose Tommaso Pobega and not Adli. If Fonseca made his thoughts clear, the management have too: Milan consider him for sale and will evaluate all offers.
Adli is certainly going through a very tough period because he knows he has to start from scratch to convince Fonseca that he can be useful, but the Rossoneri are ready to accept a €14m bid from Al-Shaabab without much hesitation.
Yacine does not seem tempted by the destinations and he wants to stay at Milan to fight for a spot, but it is hard to do that when sitting on the bench for a full game.
Doesn’t this guy want to play, or is he just OK with sitting on the bench and watching the games like the rest of us? I mean he is 23,24 years old. In 2 years, he has played a total of 2000 minutes, and with Milan looking to bring at least 1 more midfielder, he might not play at all.
Read the room, man!
He is slowly turning into Bakayoko, Origi, Ballo Toure.
So you suggest him to fly accross the sea and work in a place you don’t like and in a possibly career ending contract? If he moves there he won’t be summoned by France National team
Adli over the last 2 years have turned down numerous offers to leave Milan after he was told by Pioli before and now by Fonseca that he won’t play. Don’t get stuck on this particular offer from Arabia. If he really wants to play, Milan can accommodate his wishes and send him to a place that would suit him.
He wants to stay in Milan as he’s a Milanista. Unlike Bakayoko & Origi who are/were there only for the money. If one fails to see the difference… Well, let’s just say I pity the fool…
That’s not the point though.
Milanista or not, a cheerleader isn’t a paid position at Milan and unfortunately he doesn’t have room or the skillset to stay here and compete in our midfield.
He’s a feel good story. That’s it. Hell, if we want a Milanista we should just bring Tonali back when he finds his groove.
There is a zero difference when it comes to what’s good for the club.
He won’t be used, just like Ballo Toure, Origi and Bakayoko, and Milan can’t get his salary off their books just like Ballo Toure, Origi and Bakayoko. Milan can’t get any money in return for him because he refuses to leave just like Origi, Bakayoko and Ballo Toure. He is obstructing Milan from getting better player than him just like Origi, Ballo Toure and Bakayoko.
You should pity the fool who fails the see it is the same thing.
I don’t know about you, but I’d rather do damn near anything in Milan rather than go to Saudi Arabia. Why would anyone, for any amount of money ever want to have to live in that hellhole?
Some people love and value money too much…
You think Europe is better than saudi arabia
🤣🤣🤣
Of we wanna talk specifically Italy..yup. it’s miles better for a rich football player.
Great weather, great food, great facilities and a low crime rate.
Great weather ? In Saudi Arabia ?
LOL. I was a week in Dubai and frankly don’t want to go back to that region again. The weather was that awful.
Have you been in Saudi?
In fairness, Milan signed the same contract that Adli signed. They signed up to paying him that amount of money and now don’t like it. It isn’t his problem to be fair.
Previously when this happened he thought through the adversity and got a lot of game time. He probably thinks he can do the same again. Clearly if we make 1-2 midfield signings he will probably realise that’s not going to happen.
You would think we would give him game time so that he has a chance to impress to raise the chances of more teams being willing to buy him.
where’s al the people that were calling him world class now?
My question too. Same people are constantly calling for Pobega to be sold. There is no respect for great work Tomasso does and being home drown. But no, they like the slow, soft, weak Adli
He’s far too slow for Serie A.
Pirlo was slower than him when he first came to Milan
Yeah but Pirlo was a genius. An artist. Obviously gifted since his Brescia days learning from the likes of Pep Guardiola and Roberto Baggio.
Surely you don’t see the same potential in Adli to compare him to Andrea Pirlo?
Except Pirlo wasn’t seen as all these things you mentioned at Inter. He became was only able to show those things when he found a coach that understood and trusted him. At the end, it was inters lost until Milan made same mistake with him and it became Juve’s gain.
Nevermind that football was a bit different 20 years ago as well.
Zidane was also slower, but that’s not really the point. Adli doesn’t have Zidane’s strength, vision or shooting nor Pirlo’s passing, so his lack of speed is only magnified.
Slow is part of it, its also the defense (he won one challenge for every three attempts, and that’s a career high). And it’s losing the ball when he can’t afford to and then doing it again 2 minutes later. it’s not picking out a target before receiving the ball, so he holds it too long, its the same lack of scanning that makes it hard for him to receive the ball in the midfield without dropping deep…You can make up for speed with positioning (for everyone naming other slow players), but he doesn’t. There are no offers from a top league, and he’s been on the market the whole window.
He has to go, he is not a Milan type of player.
I think he was kept on the bench with to feed more stronger midfield for next match knowing the the squad will be weaken with he likes of Colombo and Maldini returning to italy for possible transfer
The position on Adli makes no sense to me.
First it was because he’s strong as an ox and good with ball at feet, which makes him press resistant. With his passing range he’s perfect to continue to develop as a regista.
Then it’s Samardzic who is the strangest fit for Milan’s midfield. A 1-way AM who is all about the run at the penalty box. I’d just soon let Adli play his natural attacking role.
This right here.
Adli loves milan. He is the first one on the bench to jump up in joy whenever milan score.
I would keep him as a useful jolly – as the italians say.