Blerim Dzemaili is a name known to Serie A fans, given he spent almost 10 years representing different clubs. However, he never represented AC Milan, which haunts him.
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The lure of the Premier League is substantial, and for many, it is the pinnacle of football, at least in a club sense. Nevertheless, he had the chance to play for Milan in the late 2000s, the club of his childhood, but it never happened due to a desire to play in England.
Indeed, he chose to move to Bolton instead, where he never appeared across a two-year spell. Talk about making a bad choice…
Dzemaili’s regret
Speaking to RSI, a Swiss media outlet, he revealed what happened and how the move still haunts him, as Calciomercato.com relays.
“I could have gone to Milan in 2007, but I preferred Bolton. When I think about it, I say to myself: ‘ How stupid of me! ‘. In German-speaking Switzerland, you grow up watching the Premier League and the Bundesliga: that’s why I chose to go to England. What a mistake…”
Hindsight is obviously a wonderful thing, but for Dzemaili, it is probably a nightmare tool. Indeed, who knows what would’ve happened if he chose to make the move to Milano.