AC Milan will once again line up without Rade Krunic and it seems to be an indication regarding what the future holds, according to a report.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (via PianetaMilan) reports, the Rossoneri face Monza today in the league after the defeat against Atalanta and the victory against Newcastle. Rade Krunic did not see the pitch in either game, not even as a substitution.
He was a starter against Udinese and Lecce but played very few minutes in the last Champions League matches, and he has never left since the match against Frosinone. Could this be a prelude to a possible farewell in the next transfer window?
The paper talks about Pioli’s choices for the game against Monza, with a small paragraph on Krunic’s situation. The transfer window has also rewritten the midfield hierarchies, and Krunic should leave for Fenerbahçe in January.
Milan expect at least €8-10m from his possible sale. That will form part of the budget that will be used to strengthen the defence in the winter.
It should probably be noted that we were top when he started every game at the beginning of the season when we had that excellent start.
The whole thing is stupid. The club deciding to sell yet another Scudetto winner for no apparent reason, the media and therefore some fans calling for his exit, the player getting greedy, and then Pioli jumping on the bandwagon too.
It looks like January is lining up to be the most typical transfer window for Milan:
– sell a key player for no reason;
– sign the wrong players for the wrong positions;
– don’t sign players we actually need;
– cause maximum disruption for minimal gain.
Rinse and repeat next transfer window and people wonder why I hate the transfer market.
“It should probably be noted that we were top when he started every game at the beginning of the season when we had that excellent start.”
Not really because we played weak opponents apart from Inter and we didn’t have an injury crisis like we have now. I don’t know why you think it’s a bad idea to sell a player who doesn’t even want to stay, have very less to offer because of his age and us having better players than him in his position.
“The club deciding to sell yet another Scudetto winner for no apparent reason, the media and therefore some fans calling for his exit, the player getting greedy, and then Pioli jumping on the bandwagon too. ”
No apparent reason? He already has agreed personal terms with Fenerbache when he will get his desired salary which we are not able to match.
He’s a “key” player now? Wow.
“sell a key player for no reason;”
A waterproof evidence that you know nothing. 🙂
Why would they sell a midfielder and buy a defender? Maybe Bennacer should first player 4-5 games? One inury, or even two and in January/ February there will be a midfield crisis, just like we have with defenders now…Also the AFCON is in January…If Krunic is sold that money needs to go into a midfielder, maybe that kid from Schalke.
The kid from Schalke is a box to box/ attacking midfielder like Ruben not the profile we need. Someone like Ricci should be the one we should look at, but we all know they will buy a wrong player.
Took my time writing my comment so hadn’t seen yours but i disagree as he could be formed to playing various roles for example also cdm and we already are fairly stacked in midfield so he could be allowed to slowly settle in.
riucci though would be a great addition though but knowing cairo he will propably demand 30-40 mil for him but i wanted us to sign him already when he was empoli so would love to see him in milan but i just doesnt see it happening.
I have nothing personal against krunic and has pretty much always defended him when he was bashed by everyone because I’ve recognized him as a functional player that could be called upon when needed even if not really a starter. Considering that there is a great chance that he will be sold due to his rather exorbitant wage demands I think it makes absolutely sense that he doesn’t get too many minutes before January so we doesn’t risk him getting injured which would pretty much prevent a sale.
If a sale of him can set aside some part of cash for a defender and maybe helping us getting the Ouedraogo deal over the line while slowly letting him settle in I’m all for it. Krunic nevertheless deserves more credit than he has often gotten over the years by the milan fan base as he has been a good servant of the club but his time seems to have fizzled out by now.
It’s a bit sad that Krunic, a player who never complained and played pretty much eveywhere he was asked to during these last seasons despite being somewhat average, is heading towards an exit from the small door.
I’d reckon that I don’t have too many problems with selling him, considering we have too many midfielders and that he is asking for a lot of money and that we can use that money to reinforce the team, but again I’d wanted to see a better “end?” to his story.
The player is expiring in 2025, wants 3m to renew, and apparently prefers to join his buddy Dzeko there. People are acting as if Krunic is Pirlo 2.0 and being pushed out the club. He’s no Pirlo, he’s just a Poli. He doesn’t really want to renew, and if he does it’s for an amount way over the value of what he has to offer. Then if he leaves for free in 2025 people will blame the club for letting a player go for free. FFS.