AC Milan risk feeling regret over letting Mattia Liberali leave the club less than 12 months after his exit, a report claims.
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Calciomercato.com begin a report by claiming that Alberto Aquilani is at a crossroads. After narrowly missing out on promotion to Serie A with Catanzaro in the play-off final against Monza, the coach is destined to earn a job in Italy’s top flight next season.
Indeed, a duel is underway for him between Torino and Sassuolo, both hunting for an heir to Roberto D’Aversa and Fabio Grosso respectively. The latter is poised to replace Paolo Vanoli at Fiorentina.
Taking Liberali with him
Aquilani would gladly bring Mattia Liberali with him to his next club. The attacking midfielder was signed by Catanzaro last summer on a free transfer from Milan, who will retain 50% of the proceeds from his future resale.
This season, he has scored four goals and provided four assists in 30 appearances for the Calabrian club, who want at least €10m to sell him. Half of that will go to Milan, where Paulo Fonseca gave him his first-team professional debut on 15 December 2024, in a 0-0 draw vs. Genoa.
Liberali has gone through the entire youth national team from the U15s to the U20s. Roberto Mancini is a candidate to return as Italy coach as an alternative to Antonio Conte, and saw him live on May 29th in the Monza-Catanzaro match.
He was impressed by his quality and technique. If he were to return to the Azzurri bench, Mancini would like to call him up directly to the senior national team without having him come through the U21s.