AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani has lifted the lid on why the management decided to go for Alvaro Morata, who signed his contract earlier today.
Milan have been linked with various different strikers over the past few weeks from Joshua Zirkzee and Jonathan David to Romelu Lukaku and Santiago Gimenez, but it seems they have finally settled on Morata.
The Spaniard did his medical this morning before going on holiday, and will earn €5m net per year during a four-year contract, with the option of a fifth season. Due to his release clause, the Rossoneri will pay a €13m fee to bring him to the club.
Morata himself confirmed that the move is done in an interview earlier today, and now Furlani has spoken to Sky while in Madrid having travelled to Spain for the contract signing. He was asked about why Milan went for him over some of the other names linked.
“Alvaro has expressed his desire, now we have to complete some formalities. We’re almost there. Bureaucratic issues? Yes, but not many,” he said (via Calciomercato.com).
“He is a great champion and you can see it right away. You can see that he is the captain of Spain. I found him optimistic, confident and ready to go, even if he will now take a well-deserved vacation.
“Ibrahimovic, who knows what it means to be Milan’s striker, and Fonseca, who explained to him how central he will be to his project, were fundamental in convincing him.”