Jan-Carlo Simic is nearing a shock move to Saudi Arabia, and AC Milan should collect some money as a result.
In recent days, all of the talk surrounding Simic had been about a potential January move back to Serie A, to join Lazio more specifically. Now, however, Fabrizio Romano has delivered quite the plot twist.
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He states on X: “Al Ittihad reach verbal agreement to sign Jan Carlo Simic as new centre back, here we go! Formal steps to follow but 4 year deal agreed with former AC Milan defender and package close to €20m (add-ons included) to Anderlecht.”
As MilanNews write, Milan have a vested interest in this particular operation as they enjoy a 20% resale clause. Therefore, making a rough calculation, the Rossoneri would receive approximately €4m from the €20m that the Belgian club are expected to get.
Simic’s Milan story
The Serbian defender joined Milan in the summer of 2022 from VfB Stuttgart and he made a mark instantly, becoming the captain of the Primavera side and being a mainstay in the team as a result under Ignazio Abate.
The 19-year-old made his senior debut in December 2023 and to cap it off he scored against Monza off the bench, something he has called a dream moment since departing the club. He left for Belgium, believing he was ready for more regular game time.
The accountants are smiling, not the football people.
idiots like you smile when Milan makes a loss and gets banned from Europe
Yonghong Li is your mentor
Ah here he is.
So was it financially prudent to sell him for 3m 1 year ago, now he has been sold on for 20?
Genius comment! LOL!
Banned from Europe? We are not in Europe because of the management.
I worry for your sanity
A very stupid and useless club, our youngsters aren’t good enough, but we spend over 10m on other below average players and youngsters from other clubs.
Well, financially, it’s most likely a great move for Simic, but terrible move for his football career and development as a player.
Terrible move for Simic’s career. Only jews like Furlani are smiling. This is not the best of terms.
one day you’ll grow half a brain and realise not all academy prospects are 10/10 players
what a dumb fanbase
Ah ha ha, we have soo many 10/10 players!
He is already better than most of our CB’s, but how would you know, you don’t watch games.