Brahim Diaz played 45 minutes in AC Milan’s friendly win against Köln this evening and while it wasn’t a huge success, he looked determined. A key factor considering that he almost left the Rossoneri.
The Spaniard’s first season with Milan was promising and he ended it very well, resulting in the new two-year loan. This past season, however, was a big disappointment as he started the season well and then completely faded.
In fact, as reported by AS, Real Madrid even considered cutting the loan short to help Diaz get his career back on track. The relations with Milan are excellent and that would have been easy, but the parties agreed to honour the loan after discussing the matter.
Real Madrid are monitoring the situation closely and they will be hoping to see a leap in quality from Milan’s No.10 this season. Otherwise, we can be sure that the Rossoneri won’t trigger the €22m buy-out clause in the contract.
