Part of the work that the AC Milan management must do this summer concerns offloading players no longer deemed to have a position in the project.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) writes this morning, the proceeds from sales will be important for Milan to top up the transfer budget available for signings, as well as freeing up wages and spots in the squad.
Ciprian Tatarusanu, Brahim Diaz, Aster Vranckx, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Sergino Dest have already said goodbye to the squad, because their contracts or their loan deals expire at the end of the month. The total salary quota has already been reduced by over €12m net, therefore.
Then there is Divock Origi, who was a big disappointment. He scored just twice, and he did not really give the impression of being a leader despite his experience at Liverpool, while earning €4m net per season.
Three more years remain on his deal, unless the club manages to find him an alternative accommodation, with some Turkish clubs keen. If the offer is right, he will be sold without regrets.
Then there is Ante Rebic. Pioli excluded him from the squad list for three consecutive matches to end the season so his time with the Rossoneri seems destined to end after 123 games and 29 goals.
He may have a market in Germany or even in Turkey, but the problem for every interested club is his €3.5m net per season salary, which he earns as part of his contract that runs until 2025.
Yacine Adli is another case to be resolved. He was bought for €10m in the summer of 2021 but was left on loan at Bordeaux for a season, showing promising signs in preseason but only getting 140 minutes of playing time and one start.
For the right price he will leave too, because the past few months have clearly made it clear that his characteristics do not work well with the coach’s ideas.
The most difficult solution to find is one for Charles De Ketelaere, who cost €32m plus bonuses to sign from Club Brugge and was the statement of the post-Scudetto smmer window.
He made 40 appearances, starting 13 times, with zero goals and one assist to his name. The Belgian is for sale but the right offer is needed: to avoid a capital loss it must be at least €28m.
I was at the game against Hellas and while I don’t understand why De Ketelaere didn’t play earlier in this game since we had nothing to win or lose, he still had a few minutes to show up.
I attended almost every home game this year and he was so frustrating, but he looked different this last time. More physical, more involved and asking for the ball. Not the shy player we are used to watch. I noticed he was playing almost as a right winger. Maybe they should give him one last chance.
è letteralmente molto bravo e in via di sviluppo
Thank you for your insight as someone who saw him play live. I agree he should get another chance. And definetly on the right.
Absolutely, he needs time he’s already showing signs of life and growth we didn’t see earlier and that’s positive. Besides the fact now he’ll have a whole summer to train with the team and if he’s still not good next season then we will see what to do but I still have strong belief in him
If rumours are true and Pioli will have a say in constructing the team, CdK is the one leaving unfortunately. I think he only played him cause Maldini demanded due to his price tag. Pioli never liked the kid, same as Vranckx and Adli.
Pioli said CdK is very intelligent, previously, he said he want intelligent players.
Lets not forget that CdK is ahead of Adli in Pioli’s mind.
Sure, but that doesn’t mean he wants the player. Lots of players are intelligent and might be complimented as such by the manager, but it doesn’t mean a given player fits the manager’s project.
I also think this is the case. Pioli didn’t ask for these players. That said I wonder how much further along CDK might be if Pioli did play him more often. Coming on for 10 minutes every 4-5 games isn’t going to do much to help you integrate tactically, physically and socially into the group/league.
So Pioli “asked” for Thiaw but didn’t “ask” for CDK?? Hmmm. Let me guess he “asked” for Giroud but not for Origi right? He only asked for the ones that did well but of course didn’t ask for the ones that didn’t do well? How convenient after the fact. Or maybe he “asked” for Sanches and Botman but Ownership said no. Which one is it?
I do agree that constantly running CDK out there not in his favorite position when all could see he wasn’t ready was strange – esp from a guy who is suddenly getting all the credit for
“developing” all the young players (but he couldnt develop Adli Aster Dest, CDK?) Hmmmm. Convenient.
So it is ok for Furlani to sell CDK for a LOSS (because that is what will happen) but something tells me that if Maldini did it the Redbird lovers would say he’s a terrible director…hmmmm…
Ya no hypocrisy there at all.
I sincerely hope CDK and Adli and Aster go on to have Amazing careers and flourish so we can regret letting them leave for Pennie’s on the dollar
It would be a big mistake to sell CDK. Leave the right wing to him.
I will take CDK and Adli over Messias as it stands right now. As it is my view that Messias has already peaked and given his best in Milan colours. While the CDK and Adli ate yet to really start playing. If the management decides to sell them both out of spite because of the issue with them and Maldini, that says a lot about where this club is heading. Inaddition, I don’t see any place for Pulisic in Milan.
The media already said this when Maldini is still in charge. Nothing change, just recycled story.
CDK into Zaniolo.
Kamada.
Scamacca on a loan.
We can at least make something of this cluster**** and get some players for the attack.
These are all rumours. Milan didn’t signed any player yet, only Sportiello, so selling CDK is very low possibility…