Sky journalist Alessandro Boban has taken a fresh look at the manner in which Giacomo Bonaventura was allowed to leave AC Milan on a free transfer.
Speaking during an interview with Milan Live, Boban tried to think of an explanation as to why Bonaventura’s time at Milan ended in the way it did, but he couldn’t.
Bonaventura has been thrust into the limelight thanks to his superb form under Vincenzo Italiano at Fiorentina and his goal for Italy against Malta after being recalled to the squad for the first time in three years.
Bonaventura joined Milan in 2014 from Atalanta for €5.3m and he was a very hard-working and reliable player for six seasons. He made 184 appearances and scored 35 goals, also getting 30 assists.
Milan ended up letting him leave the club on a free transfer to Fiorentina, a move that was something of a surprise. Boban tried to explain why this happened.
“At the time I did not explain this decision to myself, I thought Bonaventura could suit Milan from a technical point of view. Even today I still can’t explain it and he probably can’t explain it either. Every time we ask this question, Bonaventura himself doesn’t have a definite answer,” he said.
“On the one hand there was a team that wanted to deprive itself of the player for market reasons, and on the other hand there is this boy who instead loves Milan deeply because he is a Milan fan.”
