In recent months, AC Milan have seemingly been fighting an uphill battle to keep Jan-Carlo Simic, and today, it seems that they have lost that battle, according to a report.
Last season, Simic rose quickly in Milan’s ranks, playing a vital part in the Primavera’s journey to the UEFA Youth League Final, and also featuring on occasion for the senior team, where he also impressed.
In his games for the first team, the young defender looked assured in every performance, displaying characteristics not commonly seen in players that are his age. However, this was recognised by several other clubs, who made attempts to pry him away.
At one point, it seemed that a deal to tie his future down was near completion, but in the months since those reports, it has seemed a struggle to get a deal over the line, and it has seemed increasingly likely that a departure was on the horizon, as much as fans did not want this to be the case.
Nevertheless, Fabrizio Romano has stated that a move to Anderlecht is in place, and the Belgian club will pay €3 million. Whilst he suggests Milan have a 20% sell-on clause, on face value, this feels like it could eventually be a ‘one who got away’ situation.
Should play him and not sign pavlovic. Milan always disrespects their own nowadays
Urgh, pretty bad deal that one on the face of it, could easily turn into a new Kerkez
I was thinking the same thing. Very much like the kerkez situation. Clear talent and missed opportunity for both.
This is happening because we had a coach called Pioli who refused to give him playing time when he clearly deserved it. That would have motivated him to sign the damn extension
It’s a shame that they couldn’t agent on a contract extension.
Longo said that Simic wanted to have a central role with the 1st team. I don’t think we saw enough of him to pass judgment if he was ready or not since Pioli didn’t play him.
Either way, based on the circumstances a sale was the right way to go when a player refuses to extend.
3 mil plus 20% resale is also a good deal when Milan has basically no leverage since Simic only has 10 months left on his contract. Just for comparison Calafiori last summer was sold for 4 mil plus 40-50% resale, but Calafiori was more known commodity since he had more games in serie A and was a starter at Basel. Plus, he had 2 more years on his contract.
Good luck to Simic. Hope he becomes a top defender.
Watch how this guy will turn into a 40-60 mil centre back in 2-3 years. Very bad management… and I know some people will jump on me and say he didn’t wanted to renew but Milan disrespected him telling him to go play in Seria C, when Milan was out of centre backs last season Pioli chose to play Theo there and recalled Gabbia from loan instead of giving him a chance…. Sorry to see him leaving and wish him the best
That’s very unlikely to happen. Most of the time you don’t hear about these players again.
Pavlovic is who we need to sign.
“Very bad management… ”
If the guy wants to play (not in Serie C) there’s NOTHING the management can do. They can’t force Fonseca to play him over Gabbia, Thiaw & Tomori, now can them? (No, they can’t).
Your knowledge about football is shocking, so you say he is not ready because he is 19 years old but he played good when we was gaven the change, Barcelona played with a 18 years old centre back, Lille played with a 17 years old centre back and now they sold him to United for 50 mil … I wasn’t saying he should replace Thiaw or Tomori straight away but Pioli could give gim some minutes considering that all our centre backs were injured instead he chose to play Theo and recall a loaned player and now they told him to go play in seria C.
Ridiculous comment. Our defence was leaking goals last year, which literally everyone commented on. In that situation, which sane coach would throw in a kid? Whether you want to admit it or not, recalling Gabbia was 100% the correct thing to do, and he was our best player in the second half of the season; utter nonsense to suggest that Simic should have been ahead of him.
Haha, not in Anderlecht. Belgian league players never amount to that. Maybe 15 and later he will be worth more if he goes to a bigger team.
Wont be suppriced if Camrada leaves in couple of years too with this management.
Nothing is guaranteed. Their agent is looking for the highest salary and the best playing situation. Regardless of team, league, country. That is how he has brought in so many young players. Setting the record with the tonali sale proved this out.
Camarda is born and bred in Milan Simic was bought a couple of years ago. He has no heart for Milan.
Typical Gen Z behavior. “I don’t want to wait my turn and prove myself. Just give it all to me now” They all think they should start at the top and are better and know more than anyone else. He wants to be a guaranteed starter and be paid as much as Calabria at his age with his experience, really? Good luck with that, you need to earn your place.
3M Euro to get rid of a malcontent is great business.
I would argue it’s a more impressive mentality to say “I want to be starter, I’ll move to a less glamorous club and league to realise my ambition”. To me, that’s to be applauded. I hope it works out for the kid, will just be sad that it wasn’t at Milan.
Or maybe it’s a “based on evidence” behavior. He saw what they did to Gabbia, dude came back, played lights out and still questions arising on who starting CB is. Plus they played Theo who is a LB at CB during an injury crisis even when he was available. So maybe he’s just going to a place where he can get first team minutes and I do t blame him one bit. As R said go to a less glam club to improve/develop
I know he didn’t play a few. He wasn’t allowed playing in CL or EL games because he was a homegrown player and wasn’t registered, for the rest, not so sure
He dis the right thing. And even if it’s wrong it’s his career. You never know what’s happened between him and the management.
inevitable
People saying we should just keep him and not sign Pavlovic. Don’t post while drunk.
Simic was never going to break into the first team without having played at the under 23 side first. Unfortunately, for us, he wasn’t patient enough for that and preferred first team football elsewhere. Cannot really blame him for it.
Best of luck to him.
What about young Thiaw, Gabbia, and Kalulu back then they are already in first team’s backup
He does not beed to be patient! He proved himself more than on one occasion. Huge mistake!
He can’t play in the first team as he is not a EPL reject. Shame.
Well we always have 4 million Pellegrino to rely on.
I called this more than 6 months ago, it was fairly obvious that he’d want to play and we couldn’t give him that… Wished we kept a buyback clause, but like with Kerkez you need to let some players go.
Hopefully Milan Futuro will make it so that they can be pushed earlier to the first team and be more ready.
Horrible deal.
What is 3M going to buy you??
And no buy-back clause???
Terrible deal.
Embarassing
3m is a squad or backup player on loan for a good chunk of the season, but one who might want to be here.
It doesn’t sound like a great deal because we’ve spent years hyping him up but seems like the clubs of Europe aren’t tripping over themselves to outbid for him.
If he’s going anywhere, take what we can get is probably about right.
“What is 3M going to buy you?? ”
2-4 young players with lots of potential. For the U23 team. If you sell one of them for 3M€, you can continue the same cycle. It’s called business.
Big mistake….furlani fart hehe
Awful! Just AWFUL! No words no brain both team management and Jean Carlo. But how can we blame a pure talent who had eaten Real wing for breakfast in last summer friendly for wanting to play in the first team? Why should he go for Seria C instead? Anyone who suggests this is smoking. Heavily.
Such a waste for the team!
First season in Anderlecht shirt and next summer he will move to Premier League into a big club for a figure between 30-40 milions. We will cry like babies and we will say : it was better to give this boy a solid contract last summer….1-2 millions they weren’t a drama back then. To bad…to late…wise with pennys, foolish with the dollars philosophy, a loosers one…
Kid must be an idiot to be expecting certain first team guarantees but assuming he’s not an idiot which is more likely, why would we reach this stage? Here’s a young talent at a club with a project of promoting exactly people like Simic and yet we are into this. Someone from one side must be truly unreasonable.
I’ve no issues with the management and I’d rather try to back them than the opposite but seeing how we’re struggling with every negotiations especially contracts, is not very encouraging. I don’t like being wasteful I in fact hate it but we can’t also be in a world of our own.