Samuele Ricci remains one of the potential exit candidates at AC Milan, and he has reportedly been offered to Juventus.
Ricci made 31 appearances in his first season at Milan, amassing one goal and four assists. The former Torino captain played a lot despite having two champions in Adrien Rabiot and Luka Modric ahead of him in the pecking order.
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As per Calciomercato.com, the change in head coach is not great news for Ricci, whose characteristics are not conducive to Ruben Amorim’s playing style. The new manager would prefer players who operate differently than the Italy international in his two-man midfield.
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Despite having a contract until June 2029 and being a €23m investment, Ricci is not considered unsellable. The Tuscan midfielder’s agents have already begun exploring the market for potential landing spots.
In recent days, contacts have been made with both Juventus and Atalanta, with Ricci’s agents essentially offering their client. Carnevali and Massara are working on a more Italian Juve and Ricci is a name they know well, so much so that a swap deal with Federico Gatti was spoken about in January.
At Atalanta, the 24-year-old would have a significant endorser in Maurizio Sarri. The coach repeatedly requested him when he was at Lazio and now the opportunity may be there for the pair to work together in Bergamo.
Ricci is working diligently and ambitiously in this first phase of preseason with the clear goal of convincing Amorim. The Portuguese coach would like to avoid crowding the midfield, as currently there are seven players for two positions.
This is too much, even if Milan will once again go for the Europa League next season. Ricci is on his way out, but not at a bargain price: an offer of at least €20m will be needed to begin negotiations with Milan. Twelve months after his departure, Ricci could say goodbye to Milan.
Run away Ricci, go get some minutes. Milan is on a warpath to have 0 italians
Oh cause italians are so good. Thats why they played i the world cup, or the one before , or the one before.. oh wait they didnt.
so clever guy, how does Italia have the chance play in the WC if their youngster never gets the chance to play in the league?
Problem our foreigners except Maignan and Rabiot aren’t even bench warmer at their respectives team and we need some Italians for the registration rules.
Oh, cause of course all the ICs and VICs are so good, eh? Only 3 foreigners in the starting 11 should definitely be brought back!!!!!!!
Clearly you don’t watch football properly then!! Like explained…how are Italy ever going to do well if their youngsters never get a chance to develop? This is the big problem in Italian football and has been for many years which is why we’ve missed so many world cups.
WC? so we should buy some of Curacao & Saudi’s NT players now?
Won the Euros, how many has your country won?
What Italian? If you want play seria B then ok.
Ricci is for Torino only
AC Milan management please don’t sell away your future today.
This is insane, so how the fxck do we fulfill squad lists if we sell one of our only Italians ??!! Also strengthening a rival in both serie A and Europa league, utterly stupid, we must keep our identity, we must have faith in our Italians, everyone so quick to throw away after 1 year
Exactly. Im not saying Ricci is amazing but hes ok, seems to have a good attitude , doesnt mind being a rotation player and is a combination of fairly young yet still solid Serie A experience.
We need some Italians in the bloody Europa squad (or UCL squadlist hopefully next season!) This is the guy to keep.
If youre desperate to sell midfielders. RLC / Fofana / Musah should be sold before dumping Ricci.
Strengthening?
20ml is enough juventus you can take him
True: AC Milan on a 0 Italian players mission!
It works pretty well for Como, so why not
Como didn’t have European commitments till this season and actually because they’re now fourth, they need to sort out their lack of Italian and homegrown players and other financial restrictions.
So no, Como isn’t a good example.
It proves that you can be successful without Italian players. The only reason why they are signing some of them this summer is just for homegrown quota and not that they need them to succeed nor because they want some. I bet they will have them in the squad and barely play any of them.
So, yeah Como is a great example.
Also, follow context. Jimi said Milan is on a 0 Italian players mission. Milan is playing in Europe this upcoming season. So those same homegrown quotas applies to Milan as well. Milan just like Como didn’t play in Europe last season and probably should have followed their example instead of wasting money on Ricci
Having few Italian players did hurt us in 2024/25 when at some point we didn’t have enough players for rotation, especially after Morata, Bennacer and Calabria left.
And for Como, while they only need Italian players for homegrown quota, that’s still players they have to purchase. They also have other issues as I’ve heard, but didn’t do into details.
As for us “wasting” money on Ricci, I think we count on one hand the number of midfielders we didn’t waste money on.
Stop talking about Italians. It’s a business not some kind of patriot establishment where we MUST have Italians. I care more for Milan than you do and I have done it for +35 years – I’m here to win, I don’t care if we have 8 players from Uzbekistan. Winning matters nationally doesn’t. Jesus
It does matter when you want to compete on European level. We’ll soon find out. #regulations
Seven players? More like ten.
I’d definitely swap Ricci for Cambiaso.
I don’t know how many times I’ve written that we really shouldn’t worry about the nationality of the players we bring in. There were some here who stubbornly defended the idea that foreigners are just intruders who take the bread out of Italians’ mouths or similar nonsense! AC Milan is not a third-league club from the provinces that local guys play for. I have nothing against all 11 of the starting lineup being Italians! But players like Pippo, Maldini or Pirlo don’t exist today, or they are unaffordable to us. The club will fill the places that need to be filled and we won’t keep crying about the same topic for years.
Still need to adhere to squad registration requirements 🙄
Keep him for f***c sake.
Whoever claims ACM dosen’t need Italians don’t know their club history OR registration rules.
Also, he is good enough, hope Amorim can use him.
All those people complaining about Italian players, how many Euros have your country won? France didn’t qualify for the World Cup with both Papin, Desailly and Cantona. Not in 1990 or 1994.
From my perspective, the decision is bold and logical within the rebuilding process. Quickly getting rid of the unsuitable players will accelerate the transition to a cohesive squad under Amorim. If the proceeds are invested wisely, it will become a necessary step towards genuine competition. However, Milan is repeating its mistakes investing in a “safe” player and then quickly getting rid of him at the first coach who demands real quality. This reinforces the image of a club incapable of building projects and gives rivals (Juventus/Atalanta) relatively cheap Italian assets.