Simon Kjaer feels a great attachment to AC Milan so much so that he wishes to end his career at the club and sign a renewal, a report claims.
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According to today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (via SempreMilan.it), Kjaer has expressed the desire to end his playing career at Milan having joined the club on an initial loan deal during the January 2020 window.
The Danish centre-back – who will turn 35 in March – is a leader in the dressing room and after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s departure he wants to continue to play the role of mentor to the youngest players in the squad.
His current contract runs out in June 2024 and his salary amounts to approximately €1.5m net per season, a figure that can be further lowered to extend Kjaer’s stay with the Rossoneri by at least another season.
That would thus give him the possibility of retiring at the team that has enhanced him more than any other during his career. However, with that there must come an acceptance that he is no longer in the top two or three centre-backs in the hierarchy.
The arrival of Marco Pellegrino and the return of Matteo Gabbia from loan next summer will potentially clog the centre-back position, meaning Geoffrey Moncada and Giorgio Furlani will therefore have to make some choices.
