Igli Tare has admitted that getting the call from AC Milan was a dream, while he claimed Rafael Leao doesn’t even realise his potential.
Starting tomorrow, Friday, May 1st, a new episode of ‘Giorgia’s Secret’ will be available on DAZN, the format created and hosted by Giorgia Rossi which explores the more human and authentic side of football’s leading figures.
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In the next episode the protagonist will be Tare, the current Milan sporting director who has a long past with Lazio too. Below is a preview of his comments from MilanNews, with the full interview to air on Friday.
The topics covered are diverse, from his childhood in Albania, when he would confidently respond to teasing ‘One day I’ll play in Serie A’ to his years in Germany, split between the pitch and his job as a gardener, marked by a serious accident that could have changed the course of his life forever.
His arrival in Italy, the dressing room shared with Baggio and Guardiola, having Mazzone as coach and his second career in a suit and tie are all spoken about. Of course he also speaks about Milan, the club he supported as a child and joined last sumer.
Last summer, you arrived at Milan…
“The day I closed the deal was one of the best days of my life.”
There you met Zlatan Ibrahimovic…
“We’re both Balkan players, we talk things through each other’s faces.”
Are you waiting for Rafael Leao?
“He has incredible potential. As Modric says, he doesn’t even realise it.”
What is the ‘Milan mentality’?
“To be like Milan, you have to get back to winning ways. Here, you have to make your mark.”
This is so silly. Still talking about Leao’s “potential” as if he is a 21 year old kid. He’s going to be 27, we’ve seen the best Leao we are ever going to see. He’s not going to get better from here, only worse.
This is club talk for why he will stay at ACM while Pulisic leaves.
If Leao still improves, maybe Modric & Rabiot can too raise their levels next season? 😀