Empoli defender Fabiano Parisi has suggested that he would be a good fit in a system like the one AC Milan play, in particular including the left flank.
Our colleagues at SempreMilan.it reported earlier in the year that current deputy left-back Fode Ballo-Toure has not convinced Milan and that is why Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara are already hard at work looking for his replacement.
There were three names mentioned as being on the list of targets in that report: Fabiano Parisi of Empoli, Andrea Cambiaso of Genoa and Aaron Hickey of Bologna. Hickey ended up joining Brentford, and Cambiaso was bought by Juventus (though is on loan at Juventus).
More reports have since emerged linking Milan with Parisi, and he responded to the rumours when he was nterviewed by Tuttomercatoweb, starting with a reflection on the season so far.
“Eleven points in ten games, tenth place, the moment is positive. We have some regrets: against Milan we lost at the last minute on some defensive inattention, against Torino we had bad luck but we are happy,” he said (via SempreMilan.it).
“The target is survival, we are down to earth, we aim for that, we have that goal in mind and then, only then, will we aim for something more.
“More difficult to face Leao or Kwara? They don’t worry me. I have improved in the defensive phase, given the change from midfielder to full-back. I try to improve during the week and these great champions don’t worry me.”
Pioli at Milan has set Theo Hernandez up in a particular way: he enters midfield a lot using Leao on the outside…
“I like it. I was a mezzala, I have no difficulty in entering the field. Leao brings Theo in by attacking the outside but it is not difficult for me: I think I have good quality. We did it against Lecce.”
