AC Milan are set to reward Matteo Gabbia for his contributions since returning from loan by renewing his contract, according to a report.
The decision was taken last summer to loan Gabbia out to Villarreal in order to get him more playing time, but he was recalled in January because of the injury crisis that affected the centre-back department.
He was thrust into the starting line-up almost instantly and the response was very positive. The Milan Primavera graduate showed himself to be a reliable option for the rearguard, and he would actually go on to make 18 Serie A appearances in the second half of the season.
According to journalist Alessandro Jacobone on X, Milan and Gabbia are moving towards agreeing an extension of his contract which will run for another four years, therefore until the summer of 2028.
No further details are mentioned such as when the signature can be expected or what will happen regarding the defender’s salary, but it is certainly a well-earned deal for someone who has earned the management’s faith.
His current contract is set to expire in June 2026 so there is no huge urgency regarding the deadline at present, though the directors have showed more of a desire to act ahead of time compared to their predecessors.
Underrated. He can get even better if given a chance
He’s always gonna be a depth player at Milan.
isnt that sad? maybe, if he waits long enough, he will get his 5 min. Like nacho at real
It’s not sad at all. Matteo is a good player but he isn’t even on the level of our country’s other center backs, not even close, so yes, he will be a Luigi Sala because he is the same as Luigi Sala. One level below.
Everyone is one lvl below unit your whole backline is in infirmary. Then you play the one lvl below player and what do you know… he’s actually good…
And yeah he could easily play for Italy. He’s no worse than mancini or gatti
Why?
Because we always look/prioritize players from elsewhere.
He’s foremost considered as an Italian for the homegrown list unfortunately.
I’ve wished they focused on the development of this guy. I’m not saying he could be our Bonnuci or Chiellini, but also, why not? If he’d receive enough support, I don’t see a reason why he wouldn’t be able to become a clear starter for at least the remainder of the decade.
Forza Gabbia!
Bonucci!
LOL
A terrible defender with a big trophy cabinet because he played 200 plus games alongside Chiellini.
I’d take that.
Bonucci is crap lol. Gabbia is a better player than Bonucci.
Guys, easy on me! It wasn’t a 1-to-1 comparison, rather an ideological one. A long-time-serving modern ”oldschool” defender. He was solid in his hayday, can’t just deny that?
They don’t make them old school like that anymore. Well deserved.
How about simic,???
They want to make quick buck on him because otherwise agents are not happy. More sell and resell to make more comissions. I feel sorry for Simic — our best young defender in generation!
People are talking like Gabbia is a hidden gem, we’ve had a center back like him before, Luigi Sala, hard working, not physically and technically gifted, his name was Luigi Sala, Gabbia is the new Luigi Sala. Even better comparison would be former Udinese captain Valerio Bertotto.
Jesus. Digging deep aren’t you?
It’s not a knock on him, Sala and Bertotto were good players, Bertotto is a capped international
Would be ironic if it turns out Furlani loan / sell Gabbia
The disrespect gabbia gets is crazy. He’s good technically, defensively he has proper iq, he’s tall, wins areal duels and is unlucky not to have a few more goals. He’s shown to be our best defender every time he gets more than 30 sec of game time. He deserves his spot and pay increase and as far as itlay goes, he’s been overlooked massively. They are taking gatti who has done what? Gabbia since Jan has been a top 5 cb only behind inters players.
There’s no point offering him a contract and then signing new CBs as he’ll be denied games.
We need our CBs to play 40 plus games together next season if we’re to stand a chance.
If we have too many we’ll rotate too much.
For some unknown reason Gabbia doesn’t even seem to be allowed to finish games and is constantly subbed off!
From the looks of it, big chance Furlani gonna buy a new CB and sell one of Gabbia, Tomori, or Thiaw.
Gabbia was our best CB when he returned from loan. Tomori was the best before his injury. Imo they should be the centre back pairing. They seem to work well as each one’s weaknesses are covered by the other
This.
We should focus our budget on a quality striker and a quality CDM rather than adding CBs and RBs and ending up with average players in each position.
Bonucci is garbage. He won because of the players he played with.
Not true, he’s one of the reasons the national team performed so well, he’s a modern Libero,his long balls were vital, he’s the best ball playing defender we’ve had since Dino Baggio and Angelo Palombo made the switch to center back. We’ve always had solid CB’s but not many ball playing center backs since the days of Baresi.
what about simic?