For those who are perhaps not as well-versed in the goings on of AC Milan’s Primavera side, seeing Jan-Carlo Simic in the side for the friendly against Real Madrid may have generated a surprise.
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However, as MilanNews writes he was one of the more positive notes in the game as he started alongside Fikayo Tomori against the most successful team in the history of football, and he did well.
Due to Matteo Gabbia’s imminent transfer to Villarreal, Simic was asked by Stefano Pioli on the morning of the match to play from minute one and he showed against Real Madrid exactly what we had already seen in the year with the Primavera.
His aggression and physicality were on display, as were his concentration and organisation. Ignazio Abate slowly relied on him last season and he was a big part of the team that went to the UEFA Youth League semi-finals.
He was picked out before the tour of the USA as one of the ones to watch, and now we must see what the future holds. Simic could still play with Abate’s ambitious Primavera side, but his level already seems too high for the youth league.
Milan, who are letting Gabbia go to Villarreal, need to complete their centre-back department which also includes Simon Kjaer (not always physically reliable) and Pierre Kalulu (who can also be deployed as a right-back).
Milan are also continuing to negotiate over Valencia defender Facundo Gonzalez, for whom a meeting with his agent is scheduled at Casa Milan this week, and that could impact Simic’s future too.
