Laxalt with the Milan shirt, could move to Atalanta during this transfer market (photo Ansa)
MILAN – On the occasion of the presentation of the three new signings, Leao, Duarte and Bennacer, Paolo Maldini took stock of Milan's transfer market, talking about both the outgoing and incoming transactions. Laxalt and Strinic should leave the club by the end of the market, while everything is still for André Silva. At the same time, Milan did not give up Correa but before buying it it will need to thin out the rose so its purchase could prove to be an operation from the last few days of the transfer market.
Below are the statements made by Paolo Maldini and reported by the Gazzetta dello Sport: "Calciomercato? We have two full-backs (Laxalt and Strinic, probably, ed), while there are no news on Correa and everything is stopped for the sale of André Silva, we are in a stalemate. However, the market is still open, almost two weeks are left and our priority right now is the sales. We will have to have an eye for redundancies ”.
Laxalt, by the same admission of his agent, should leave Milan with the loan formula. The Uruguayan outside would be one step away from Atalanta, where he would find his master Gasperini, but we should not exclude an insertion of Fiorentina that would need a replacement for Biraghi in case the Italian moved to Inter.
Leo Duarte is ready "to eat the grass", "does not fear" the strong competition with the companions of the department and foresees a "healthy fight" to play as a starter in the defense of the Milan of Marco Giampaolo. "Romagnoli is a great player – adds the Brazilian defender at the conference – and he is helping me a lot to adapt. I got out of Brazilian football and it is certainly different, especially on a tactical level. I still need a few days to adapt to the club and the coach's ideas. I want to learn the language and learn more about Giampaolo's game ".
Duarte hopes to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Thiago Silva: "I remember him but with due proportions. If I can get half of his success I'll be happy. " Duarte reiterates that he received Maldini's call while he was "shopping" with his wife and waiting to face off against Italian strikers: "I hope to cancel them".
"I want to put my name in the history of Milan". This is the ambition of Rafael Leao, presented today at a press conference. "I chose Milan – adds the Portuguese – because it aims and bets on quality young players, as happens at Lille. We are building a great team even off the field, we all want to achieve our goals. The people of this club have made a difference, they have shown that they strongly believe in me and want me. I try to work with great humility and to listen to everyone, but then on the field I have to concentrate on what the coach says. Do you say I'm disciplined? In Italy it is different compared to Portugal, tactically the teams are much stronger. I have to improve and perfect my game. "
Leao thanks his former coach Tiago Fernandes who recently approached him in an interview with Ronaldo but dribbles "the uncomfortable" comparison: "He's a great player, I have to work hard to get to that level".
"I love Giampaolo. He phoned me and asked to come to Milan, this is already so much for me. I will give my best. I think he asked me to come because he likes how I play and I'm good for his system.
I know my qualities and I know I can learn and improve. "
The new Milan midfielder, Ismael Bennacer, is proud of Marco Giampaolo's call and hopes to repay the confidence in the field.
"Winning the African Cup – adds Bennacer – gave me confidence, but I am the same player as before, I only have more experience and I am even more convinced of doing well. Milan is the perfect solution for me. I was in the African Cup, but when Milan called me I didn't think too much. I knew they wanted me so much and this is the most important thing. My role is that of the play, it is the position I prefer even if I obviously play where the coach wants ”(source Ansa).
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