With Genoa’s survival mathematically confirmed, Lorenzo Colombo already knows where he will be playing next season.
Cremonese’s defeat against Lazio further complicates the Grigiorossi’s bid for survival, given they are four points away from safety with three games remaining in the league. Not only that, but Noslin’s 92nd-minute goal, mathematically secured survival for Daniele De Rossi’s Genoa.
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With Serie A status locked in, De Rossi’s contract was automatically renewed until June 2028 and the conditions for Lorenzo Colombo’s obligation to buy from AC Milan were also met.
Colombo to Genoa: The figures
As Calciomercato.com, MilanVibes and others are reporting, Colombo moved from the Rossoneri to Liguria on loan with a €10m option to buy. This would become an obligation if the club remained in the top flight and he reached a minimum number of appearances and goals.
All the conditions have been met, with Serie A survival being the last one ticked off, so Colombo effectively became a Genoa player on a permanent basis. The Rossoneri can cash in on a pure capital gain, given the striker is an academy product.
This season, Colombo has been Genoa’s main striker, appearing in 35 league games almost always as a starter. He has scored seven goals in total – all in Serie A – and has three assists too. He scored one of those goals at San Siro in a draw with Milan earlier in the season.
Most of his goals have been crucial in securing points in relegation battles against direct rivals: Colombo scored against Fiorentina, Verona and twice against Pisa. His goals have brought seven points directly, which have been very valuable.
Yes, youth products are seen by Americans as the 100% capital gain. That is the great new Milan by Redbird. Sh*t club.
not trying to defend the management but Colombo is not Milan material broski
There are 3-4 players in this Milan squad who are the Milan material you are nostalgic for.
just because our team is sh*t doesn’t mean we need more sh*t. we need to sell everyone except Mike, Pavlo, Gabbia, Modric and all attackers except Puli.
He’s not even close to s**t – he’s got 10 goal contributions in a very average side.
I take you’r point but it’s an oversimplification. We sent out on loan a player who fits into this particular system better than anyone we’ve seen up front this season, because he’s ‘inexperienced’. Then our most expensive signing this summer was another poorly fitting ‘striker’. If our squad is s**t, then you at least keep the best s**t you’ve got.
Suso was s**t, but at the time he was the best we could muster.
Ok. Clown comment.
brother be serious he would be as useful as Gimenez is right now. he’s not even good enough to be a backup for us. standards are on the floor these days
Milan bought 2 strikers for 75M€. He would do good if he stayed and maybe Milan could have spent the money on a serious player and he could be the 5th option? You are not serious, most of you people can’t do 2+2. Barcelona has how many youth players in their team that will never be 1st team starters for them? That is how you build when you can’t spend money as the biggest, you find backups in your youth teams and buy world class players. Milan sells a player from their youth team for 10M and then buys trash for 40M. If they did nothing the effect would be the same…
Is RLC that much better than Pobega? I can go on. There are many players that would have cost Milan 0 and would be better than the ones that are currently at the club, not to mention they would play for less money. It is not that hard, try using your brain.
Colombo would be a great 5th option. Considering the strikers now he wouldn’t be worst, not even second worse…
Inter has Esposito, Dimarco and Bastoni while we have Bartesaghi and Gabbia, this should give us an idea that if good enough, they will move have a place in the first team.
Meanwhile, we had arguably the best goalkeeper in the world in Donnarumma and he ditched the club, are we now expected to wail over a striker who at 24 has never hit double figures in goals scored?
He’s 2 goals behind Leao and 1 behind Pulisic – his hold-up play is better than both of them and he’s comfortable with his back to goal.
Is he the future of Italian football? Probably not, no. Is he better than Nkunku and Gimenez? Yes he is.
But yay for 100% capital gains.
Good luck to him.
Nice comments mate 👍
Is confidence could be needed if he was in the squad
no real difference between what we’ve presently
Clearly not Milan material. He’ll be lucky if he’d ever to score 10 league goals in a season.
Good sale, matching his current market value.
No argument.
But there are also two strikers on the current roster for a total of about 35 mil in buys / loans that have s a combined one goal.
The problem is not the players but the directors and the manager. I skillfull manager can get the maximum from a player. We fail because of the wrong organizational chart.
Mario, you are 100 percent correct !!