AC Milan defender Jan-Carlo Simic has admitted that he is only thinking game by game while he reflected on what has been a big campaign for him from a personal point of view.
Simic has four Serie A appearances and one goal to his name and he has come across like a very mature defender when given minutes, something that seems to have transitioned into his leader status with Ignazio Abate’s side.
Milan will look to build around him in the years to come, but as MilanNews recently reported they are having some difficulties in agreeing terms over a new deal. The report stated that talks have been going on for a few weeks but are at a stalemate.
It is believed that the Rossoneri are planning to kick-start the talks again in the next few weeks to narrow the gap, then it must be seen if the plan is to permanently promote him to the first team, to use him in the U23 side that might be registered or loan him out.
Simic spoke at Sportitalia’s ‘Primavera Football Awards’ where he was awarded as the best defender in the Primavera 1 league, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
Yesterday’s 3-3 drew against Torino got you into the play-offs…
“It was a crazy match but in the end a draw was enough to reach the play-offs, which was one of our objectives.”
How do you rate Milan’s season?
“It was a year of growth for all of us. I think that the Youth League final we lost made us an even more united team. Now there are the playoffs and we want to give our best to get to the end.”
You made your Serie A debut too…
“It was a beautiful day, I will never forget it. Each of us dreams of scoring a goal on our debut. The noise of San Siro after the goal will always remain in my heart.”
Where can this Milan go?
“We are a very united, humble group. We work very hard every day, we have a wonderful relationship with all the staff, with the coach, we are friends between us off the pitch, and I can’t say where we will go but I can say that we will give the best to get as far as possible.”
What did Ignazio Abate say or ask you at the final whistle of the match against Torino?
“He was very happy. We achieved a historic result for Milan, it had been many years since Milan had reached the play-offs. Even in Europe we were the first Italian team to play in a Youth League final, so we have already achieved a historic result in season, but we can do more.”
What about your own future?
“I’m a person who thinks day after day, match after match. My future now is the match against Lazio, where we want to give everything as a team to get to the end.”