AC Milan signed Alexis Saelemaekers as a back-up to winger Samu Castillejo, it is claims, but the club now see a different position for him long-term.
Milan secured their final acquisition of the January transfer window on deadline day as Saelemaekers arrived from Anderlecht.
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The Belgian starlet has joined on loan with an option to buy for a potential fee that is being widely reported as €7million, including the cost of the loan and the buyout.
According to what Gianluca Di Marzio has told Sky Italia (via MilanNews.it), Milan see Saelemaekers as a full-back.
Despite having initially been signed as a substitute for Suso – and therefore a deputy to Castillejo in the 4-4-2 – the club already see characteristics in him which make him more suited as an alternative to Andrea Conti and/or Davide Calabria.
This of course stacks up with Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona, when Saelemaekers came off the bench in the closing stages to play right-back.
