When Noa Lang was inspiring PSV Eindhoven to victory over Juventus, AC Milan fans might have remembered the name from previous transfer links.
Calciomercato.com write how Lang made the difference in the two legs, slicing the Juventus defence open on multiple occasions and then increasing the regret of the clubs in Italy who did not do enough to buy him in the recent past.
The numbers speak for themselves: eight assists and five goals in the current Eredivisie, one goal and two assists in the Champions League. He is an old-school winger who can make the difference if put in the best position, aiming to get in isolation and beat the defender.
The head coach Peter Bosz freed him from defensive duties because he only wants him to unleash his talent in the opposition’s half. The Dutch coach opposed his sale in January when Napoli had tempted PSV with a verbal offer of €25m, double the amount paid by PSV to sign him from Club Brugge.
Napoli were not the only one who was interested in PSV’s number 10. In the summer of 2022, Lang was ‘close to Milan’ when Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara were convinced that he could make a big difference in Serie A.
They scouted Lang on multiple occasions and they were struck by the relationship that blossomed between the Dutchman and Charles De Ketelaere. The scouts, however, preferred to focus on De Ketelaere because he was a less problematic profile from a character point of view.
It was a choice that then led to a high price being paid given that CDK’s failure was one of the reasons cited for the sacking of Maldini and Massara in 2023, just 12 months after the 19th Scudetto in Milan’s history.
What a desperate article to give Maldini praise. 1 goal and 2 assists? Huge mistake letting him slip away!
“… CDK’s failure was one of the reasons cited for the sacking of Maldini and Massara in 2023…”
If it comforts you, sure it was. Wondering what will happen with these clowns, blowing up more than 200 millions to take us back to the banter era.
Top four will be hard now with the Italian teams out now everyone will concentrate in the league
Acmilan should sign Noa Lang as Leao replacement then we need to sign dominico beraldi as chukwueze replacement then we need somebody like Cole Palmer or ritsu Doan as an attacking midfielder. Then let’s bring back Tonali as our defensive midfielder to support Warren Bondo then let’s sell Fofana
“The scouts, however, preferred to focus on De Ketelaere because he was a less problematic profile from a character point of view.
It was a choice that then led to a high price being paid given that CDK’s failure was one of the reasons cited for the sacking of Maldini and Massara in 2023, just 12 months after the 19th Scudetto in Milan’s history.”
Are they trying to say that Milan signed CDK because of the scouts, while Maldini actually wanted Lang?
When CDK plays well the narrative is Maldini was right about spending the money on him.
Noah Lang played 1 good game vs Juventus and now they narrative is that Maldini actually wanted Lang not CDK.
When CDK was trash at Milan the blame goes to the scouts, when he plays well, Maldini gets the praise. It’s just pathetic.
Can there be an article reminding us who wanted Kolo Muani for free and who chose Origi. I think Kolo Muani in 3 games in serie A has scored double the amount of goals than Origi in 3 years. But i bet the blamed for that one would be thrown at Massara, since Maldini has no flaws.