Davide Calabria and Alvaro Morata’s exits have already been confirmed, even if the official announcements haven’t arrived yet, and Fikayo Tomori also could have been on his way out. However, Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed on this front.
According to today’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport (see photo below), amid advanced negotiations with Bologna, Galatasaray and Tottenham respectively, Ibrahimovic had a talk with Calabria, Morata and Tomori at Milanello yesterday.
The RedBird advisor used ‘Ibra tones’, as per the newspaper, to get the trio to accept the transfers. Calabria and Morata evidently got the message as they left Milanello shortly after, but Tomori resisted and made it clear that he wanted to stay.
Indeed, the centre-back’s move to Tottenham is now off the table and he’s fully focused on the derby, expected to play from the first minute. Whether Ibrahimovic sees this as a failure remains to be seen, but what’s clear is that Milan and Spurs had an agreement worth over €25m for the transfer.
Seeing as Malick Thiaw and Matteo Gabbia aren’t in top condition, it actually would have been a rather complicated situation without Tomori available for the game. Finding a replacement also wouldn’t have been easy, with the window closing tomorrow.

What a spectacular mess. Someone should use the « Ibra tones » with the idiots who repeated all summer that Morata and Camarda would man the striker position.
Ibra tone? Is that’s “a thing”, then WTF hasn’t it been used for Origi etc.???
Exactly what I thought. Origi has to rethink his career as a footballer
What does that even mean? Seriously no explanation.
I don’t like this kind of toxic advisor. For a player yess he is phenomenon. But as an Redbird advisor only damaging this family of player in Milan.
Good Tomori have heart against him.
#redbirdout#
Lmao you bring him his gang (loftus,abraham,walker) and after all that expect him to leave? 🤣🤡 Let the guy enjoj his life , milano is much better place to live than rainy gloomy london ,he will be our baller(ina) on field
What does that mean, Ibra disrespecting our players? If so he shouldn’t be in that role. The way Calabria is treated and left crying is shameful. American capitalists have destroyed the soul of the club. No goodbyes for Maldini, now Calabria. Wasnt he the one who chose Morata? So shouldn’t he take the blame alongside the whole management? Instead they pin everything on Pioli & Fonseca. Entire management should go!
Forcing Tomori to join spurs who are 16th. Why would he join them? It’s downgrade for him. If they wanted him gone they should of sold in summer when Newcastle was willing to pay 35-40m.
The club is being run by a bunch of amartures. We had chance to be owned by Bahrainis who had deep wallets and proper plan. Instead we got bought up by vulture capitalists who are sucking the soul out of the club. Ibra is ruining his name working and doing the bidding of Cardinale.
Newcastle wanted Thiaw, not Tomori. The Bahrainis money is irrelevant, the club can only spend what they generate and complaining about money when over €200 million has been spent in 2 seasons is beyond stupid.
Newcastle changed their focus from Thiaw to Tomori midway. I understand FFP rules but under Bahrainis we would of kept the culture ie we didn’t need to sell Tonali because the price is good. They also would of financed a new stadium from their own pocket not requiring these silly deals to grow the commerical revenue that doesn’t align with Milan values. I agree they spent money unwisely which goes back to my point why is Moncada & management still here? Shouldn’t they also need to be fired? Emerson transfer has to be the worse signing in Milan current era. Not only he wasn’t better than Calabria we had to sign a new RB after 6 months.
For the millionth time, Tonali was the one who wanted to leave, he initiated the sale, and Milan would have been insane to turn that offer.
First of all, stop saying Tomori was needed because of injuries, Barteshagi can play.
Send Tomori to Futuro and he’ll get the message. Hopefully after the derby, management will tell him that he has no future at the club.
That plan worked out fine for Origi and FBT didn’t it? Never fails.
“We want people who want to play for the club”
“No, not like that”
If he wants to stay here then it’s everyone at the club’s job to get the best from him and supporters should get behind him IMO.
Barthesagi? Lol bro, he’s a fking kid with no experience at all and you expect him to shoulder a big responsibility?
Ibra, what a backstabber. From a respected teammate to a mobbing executive. Really fits well with the rest of the clown mob running this club.
No wonder this team is underperforming, who’d want to play in such toxic environment.
What an embarrassing and pathetic mess this club has become. Just sad.
Why do they want to get rid of tomori? Yeah i get it his current season is not his best but do we forget that he was one of our heroes in the previeus seasons? Every player has a set back in a season they are humans. Tomori will be back just give him time
At last someone with sense!!!!!
Ikr
Ibra and this new management acting like players are robot. When they didn’t perform well, they just throw the players away and buy a new one. Fking disgusting.
Because he is the one that can bring in money. Morata left on a loan with no obligation while Calabria left for free?
All about money for this management even though they have not been spending wisely.
From zero to hero and now back to zero, no even minus i say.
I can’t believe the day i’m cursing Ibra…sigh.
So we actually had an agreement with Spurs for Tomori..wow. we barely have any CBs currently but we’re selling one of ours. Didn’t they also want to sell Pav? This has to be the most insane set of ideas I’ve ever come across. Gabbia and Thiaw are injured. This would have left only Tomori and Pav, unless we planned on playing Walker as CB (I think he’s better placed there anyway perhaps in a back 3). 🍿 🍿
Tomori to Spurs for 25+5mil would have been great in the summer. But we need CB’s now.
Also apparently they are talking to Crystal Palace for Pavlo. Not sure why they are pushing him out.
Everyone out, Hopes&Dreams in?
They need to sell someone to fund gimenez.
No club in right mind will offer 25 for Tomori. They are offering now because of desperation, in summer no one will come.
Agree we should sell inconsistent Tomori, look at Kalulu we make much more money by selling him.