Journalist Carlo Pellegatti has claimed that Yacine Adli could be the AC Milan captain in the coming years given the quality he has been showing on the pitch this season.
Speaking on his own YouTube channel (via Pianeta Milan), Pellegatti was incredibly forthcoming in his praise for Adli who has had to work incredibly hard to win his place in the Milan squad.
Having been signed from Bordeaux and then immediately sent back on loan, Adli then spent last season barely featuring at all for the Rossoneri.
Many assumed that he would be shipped out in the summer either on loan or permanently, but he has stayed and fought for a place in the team and now seems to be a player that Stefano Pioli trusts. He started the match against Atalanta despite Tijjani Reijnders being fit and available.
As Pellegatti explains, this determination that Adli has shown gives reason to think he could be a Milan captain in the coming years.
“Enormous credit to Adli who now, from being an outsider, can be considered a starter in this Milan team. He’s carving out a space for himself in this team, he’s doing very well and, above all, something as objective as the statistics prove him right,” Pellegatti said.
“As a personality, attachment to the jersey and all that, I wouldn’t be surprised if in a couple of years he could wear the Milan captain’s armband. Also because he embodies the soul of Milan, he loves the Rossoneri colours and has proven it many times. He went from being an outcast to wanting to stay, from being an outcast to winning his place. He is a player who feels the game. He has everything to give a lot to this Milan team.”
One of the ways he has been able to impress Pioli is by reinventing himself as a deeper-lying midfielder, something Milan have had more need for recently than an attacking midfielder.
