Bayer Leverkusen are having a fantastic season so far as they sit top of the Bundesliga, and one of their star players might just be a regret for AC Milan.
Grimaldo is having a sensational start to life at Leverkusen as he has five goals and five assists in 12 appearances across all competitions so far.
Calciomercato.com recall that the Bundesliga club signed him on a free transfer, leaving Napoli, Inter, Juventus and Milan empty-handed.
All four Italian clubs had him in their viewfinder at different times but admittedly when he was a bit more expensive, given Benfica had inserted a €40m release clause into his contract.
The Rossoneri evaluated him as a possible deputy for Theo Hernandez, but the Spanish player – risking being denied playing time – preferred to look elsewhere.
Inter and Juve looked at him in recent months, but they made different choices and time will tell whether they have been correct or not.
The fact remains that in the goal machine named Bayer Leverkusen (they have scored 48 goals after just a quarter of the season), Grimaldo is shining.
He’s 28, why on earth would there be regrets lol
we already got Theo’s successor in the Academy
Who is Theo successor in the academy?
I hope you are not thinking of Bartesaghi. He is 6’3 . Too tall to play a full back.
“Too tall to play a full back”
Wow. These “experts” still surprise me week after week. Just… Wow! Btw. Isn’t Messi a little too short to be the GOAT?
Deputy theo ? Of course he dont want to coming . Look at bertesaghi minute playing time very few. If you want to sign grimaldo ,do it as theo competitor not deputy then you can sell whoever lose and asking to leave at good price
Better take Xabi Alonso as a coach and give him three years if we can’t get De Zerbi.
This is not happening.
He is 28, just joined a new team in another country, having having a time of his life & now supposed to be interested in a “deputy” role of Theo Hernandez?
Yet another useless article.
Another foreigner, great