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Celtic, the giant Ajer challenges Ibra: he is the special watched by Maldini

The Norwegian central likes the Rossoneri: from the audition with Roma to the interest of Milan, he has Italy in his destiny

by our correspondent Stefano Boldrini

October 22
– LONDON

In the Celtic-Milan container, given the Covid chapter that stopped the French striker Edouard and the Israeli duo Bitton-Elhamed on the Scottish front, there is a Nordic saga: the Swedish Ibrahimovic, the Danish Kjaer, the Norwegian Ajer. The first two sail together: the 2016 Fenerbahce-Manchester United match on the pitch, when they wore different jerseys and faced each other in the Europa League, has been canceled by time and now they travel by mutual agreement under the AC Milan banner. Kristoffer Ajer could have joined them a month ago, but after being featured in the market reports, he remained in Glasgow. In Saturday’s 2-0 Rangers derby, he was Celtic’s best: he avoided two more goals and a memorable humiliation for a team that had played with the aim of clinching a tenth title in a row.

THE ROME

Ajer, 22, in the national team since 2018, lost his first bus to Italy in November 2014. He did an audition in the Roma youth teams, but did not pass it. «I remember it well – says Federico Coppitelli, coach of Roma Under 17 at the time -. Lodovico Spinosi had pointed this out. Ajer was tall, powerful, with improved coordination. He trained for two days with us, then played a game, one time with my team and the other with the Primavera. I don’t know how things went then ». Ajer returned to the Start, where he had landed a few months earlier, taken from the Lillestrom. The disappointment was quickly disposed of: with 8 goals he contributed to salvation and in 2016 he was sold to Celtic. After the loan at Kilmarnock, since 2017 he plays with The Hoops, “I Cerchiati”. Today he will sail around Ibra, in an unbalanced duel from the point of view of age – 39 years of Zlatan against 22 of Kris -, but of equal degree in terms of height – 1.95 against 1.98 – and of the weight – 95 kg against 94 -.

LATEST

Celtic arrive at tonight’s match with their hearts in turmoil: the knockout in the Old Firm and the accusations of coach Lennon (“someone reveals our secrets on the outside”) marked the eve. «I faced Milan as a coach and as a player – he says -. It’s a huge club. He had a hard time, but it can happen. Even without Calhanoglu he is the favorite: there is Ibrahimovic.

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