When an emerging talent hits the European market, bringing them to the club is difficult and AC Milan may now face that issue.
In recent days, Milan has fallen victim to being beaten by another European heavyweight. The signing of impressive Dutch defender Juwensley Onstein seemed to be all done, with a signing expected.
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However, Barcelona swooped in and took over the deal at the 11th hour. Of course, it is not the end of the world, and other targets are being considered. Though it is a sign that things can change quickly when promising youngsters are involved.
Milan could struggle for Karetsas
Now, Tuttosport (via MilanNews) writes that Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Monaco could all challenge the Rossoneri for the signing of Genk starlet, Kostantinos Karetsas.
Born in 2007, the Greek midfielder was first placed on the Diavolo’s shortlist before the New Year, and with 31 appearances for the Belgian outfit this season, he is clearly a talent to develop for the future.
However, a lack of action may have opened up the market for him, with several elite European clubs all watching him closely. Nevertheless, Milan remain ‘very intrigued’ by the youngster, but whether a move will be made is something else entirely.
When Greece played against Denmark over two matches in the fall he was for me the’ greek player who stood out the most and I really liked what I saw. Unfortunately I don’t see this as an especially feasible move as he most likely already will cost 50 mil or more at the age of 18 so if we should have been into this sort of move it should probably have happened a year ago. If he can keep up the trajectory of development then in a few years I suspect he will most likely cost in the vicinity of 100 mil. He will be sold to one of those clubs who are willing to dig deep in their wallets for a very young and yet still fairly unproven player by general standards.
Milan have Moneyball. They gonna find a Athekame kind of player instead
There’s no moneyball at Milan. Stop embarrassing yourself. You hear a word and throw it around to make yourself sound intelligent, without knowing what it means. Athekame didn’t top any metrics, he wasn’t a moneyball signing.
Other teams offer a place in the first team squad, Milan offer… Futuro. Italian clubs will continue to lag behind until they give more chances to young players.