Archie Brown is officially a new Fenerbahçe player, and the deal was announced in a way that will raise some eyebrows at Milan.
Brown himself admitted in an interview with Fabrizio Romano that he was ‘ready to go’ to Milan as of Friday night. However, the Fenerbahce president made a phone call that ultimately changed all the cards on the table.
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“The deal was basically done with AC Milan. I was ready to go. But then, I got a call from Fenerbahçe president overnight. That changed everything. The passion he showed, the vision… it made the decision clear. I knew I had to come to Fener,” he said.
Fenerbahce mock Milan
Having beaten Milan in the race for the English full-back and with the reasons for it established, you would be forgiven for thinking that would be the end of it. However, Fenerbahce decided to have one final jab at the Rossoneri on social media.
Brown’s announcement presentation features two planes (clearly depicting Milan and Fenerbahçe), with the one in the colours of the Turkish club have overtaken Milan. The radio on the plane is playing AC Milan chants and songs, and the defender asks the pilot to change the station.
📍 Archie Brown İstanbul’da! pic.twitter.com/k8n3X1uMgm
— Fenerbahçe SK (@Fenerbahce) July 12, 2025
Let’s see how Brown does in a Fenerbahce shirt, with the knowledge that what is mockery one way now can very much flip quickly if he does not do well, especially given they had to raise their financial offer substantially to convince him.
Good , just take him to fenerbahce. Most of fan here not convinced for brown too
It’s official we are dead today prestigious club great club bla bla bla is past we must accept we become bologna Genoa
Classless act thank god we didn’t take this puppet. Your future now lies in the Turkish, Saudi and US leagues. Bravo brain dead thicko
5 years later: a dream come true. Love pizza, forza genoa.
I don’t get it why someone choose Turkish league instead of Serie A … if he want to play against Trabzonspor or Antalyaspor instead of Inter, Juve or Napoli … crazy
Bigger financial factor
Might be, because he knows there is a bigger chance of a starting spot. Also bigger paycheck 1.5 yearly compared to 3 m a year. Gala and Fener are BIG in Turkey, has a whole lot of fans domestic and outside
Glad we didn’t land this fng clown. This video says a lot about his character and values. It’s different to have the arrogance of e.g. Zlatan when you have the skills to back it up. But this guy? LOL. He’ll end up in 2nd division in Belgium next.
He is better than what we already had, he wouldn’t have left England to somewhere else if he is that wonderful. Let him go to were he belongs.
Sug i dig Cardinale
Lmao this guy can’t defend for the life of him. Hope he enjoys turkey. Just don’t come crawling back to us in a year when he’s trying to get out of there.
The point you’re not grasping that even b-level players like Brown would rather go eat kababs than play at Milan. That’s how attractive our project is.
Exactly. It’s not whether the player is good enough for Milan or whatever; but that he can be persuaded to dump Milan — not for Real Madrid, Bayern, Barca, Juve or even Inter — for a Turkish club. It shows how much AC Milan has sunk.
Those saying the guy is not good enough; have you forgotten that AC Milan wanted him? So, if the club made a bid for him, how can you keep bashing him. It’s different if a random player not been pursued says something like, “I’ll rather play for Celtic than play for AC Milan.”
Your management wanted him! They started a bid for him. Even sent a plane to bring him and then he turned them down. It’s a slap — and it shows AC Milan no longer has the attraction.
There was a time a player like this would take a pay cut to wear our jersey.
Maybe Jashari is still holding on for Milan, but with a 4 year contract at Club Brugge, they are not in a hurry to offload him. By next season, his price will rise. Those who think his form will drop are deluded. The World Cup is coming up. He will pull himself up and play very well at Brugge, so that he makes the Belgian squad and by then, his fees will rise astronomically.
If he goes to Turkey, he’s not good enough for us. If he comes to us he is good enough… That seems to be the tone of the fans’ reactions.
The issue is not the player.
Reijnders rejected Barcelona to sign for Milan, does that mean their prestige is down the drain?
Apparently.
Who’s this Archie Clown thinks he is?
I mean did anyone but management actually want him anyway? Dude is bang average and was motivated by money. His career is now effectively over lol. Wouldn’t have lasted long here anyway, we need to aim for actual quality, not these bargain bin players either that or loan in someone experienced and get Bartesaghi integrated into the team to takeover next year