Charles De Keleteaere has still not scored a goal for AC Milan and the mission remains for Stefano Pioli to try and get him in gear, a report claims.
Tuttosport (via PianetaMilan) write how Milan have been waiting for months for the right signs from De Ketelaere, who recently missed big chances both against Tottenham in the Champions League and Monza in Serie A to get his first goal for the club.
The entire club continues to believe and strongly trust the 21-year-old as everyone from Paolo Maldini and Stefano Pioli to Andriy Shevchenko, Massimo Ambrosini, Ruud Gullit and his team-mates have voiced their support.
De Ketelaere is also protected and helped inside the Milan dressing room with Rafael Leão, Zlatan Ibrahimović and captain Davide Calabria all helping him with words in public, but the fact is that more was expected from a €35m signing.
That price tag seems to be crushing him, and having arrived in Italy without real preparation and with an uncomfortable comparison to Ricardo Kaká he seems to have hibernated after a positive start.
In training the former Club Brugge star is proactive, listens and tries to put the suggestions into practice. He has the right attitude and he sees Sandro Tonali as the example to follow, while he feels more and more at home in the city and he is learning Italian to settle in better.
Those who see him every day speak of a motivated professional, but André Silva among Milan’s signings in recent years, took longer than him to find his first goal in Serie A (his first came on matchday 28) but he had already scored eight goals in the Europa League between qualifiers and the group stage.
The trust and support is there, but eventually this must turn into increasingly positive performances. After fixing the defence and the post World Cup fatigue of certain players, Pioli’s next mission is to get the best from CDK.
Honestly I believe that CDK will shine in the Milan shirt and we will forget about his slow start.. I’ve seen him play at the highest level before joining Milan and he was outstanding ( playing in the CL)
Milan first needs to reach results. Belgium player is risk buyout. If Milan continue to win in Serie A, and make some points difference against competition, there is place to use Belgium player more. But I would add Pobega, and other our player that will be here and next year.