So much present and so much future. Between scudetto dreams, contracts to be renewed, redemptions to be asserted, the decisive days are approaching to understand who Milan will be. Ten matches will tell in which position the first full championship of Pioli’s Milan will end, which deserves a return to the Champions League for what it has done so far. Then we will know who stays and who leaves, starting with the most important names. It is easy to think of Ibrahimovic, who has just set a new record thanks to the Florence goal, because at 39 years and 169 days he is the first player capable of scoring 15 goals in Serie A. While waiting to think about his future, they should however there are other priorities, for an obvious and very important personal reason. And then, on our podium of confirmations, on the top step we put Donnarumma who at 22 represents the future of Milan and can repeat the extraordinary career of the great Franco Baresi, captain at 22 in Serie B, after having already been champion of ‘ Italy, before becoming champion of Europe and the world. It is true that Raiola is a tough nut to crack, but Donnarumma wants to stay and let him leave due to a difference of a few, albeit very important, millions would be wrong because in any case, one would have to spend even more to find his replacement, however never his own. value. First the renewal of Donnarumma, therefore, and immediately after the redemption of the Tomori revelation, set at 28 million. They may seem and in fact they are many, but not too many because Tomori can become the new Thiago Silva of Milan, a certainty for the future. It was since Nesta’s time, in fact, that Milan had not had such a quick and so good defender in anticipation, because Romagnoli has other characteristics and at this point, perhaps, another future away from Milan, if Gabbia continues to grow behind. Kjaer.
On the third step of the podium we put Pioli, the real secret of Milan, because it is only thanks to his character that the team has always recovered in the most difficult moments, after the derby and after the elimination from the Europa League. As a demonstration of the fact that fatigue is a typically Italian comfortable alibi, from managers to coaches, from players to fans, up to us journalists, Milan won at a distance with a great comeback less than three evenings after the defeat against Manchester United on the field of the very rested Fiorentina. The truth, therefore, is another: against the English Ibrahimovic was missing, or in any case a true attacker who both on the first leg and on the return would have made better use of all the opportunities created by the team than the various Leao and Rebic. And here we come to Ibrahimovic, who despite his extraordinary physique has already missed 11 out of 28 league games due to various injuries – Covid excluded. Still betting on the Swede for next season is a big risk, then. If he wanted to continue, he could be offered a team-man role without guaranteeing him a starting place for all matches. The hypothesis is that of a role like Buffon, always present in the locker room and always ready to play, but with the presence of another center forward able to offer full guarantees on a technical and physical level.
Finally, among the many contracts to be renewed, there is also that of Calhanoglu, who in Florence has finally managed to score his first goal from open play in this championship, the second after the one on a penalty against Lazio. Apart from Covid, which only slowed him down after Christmas, it is a negative balance for an attacking midfielder who plays with Rivera’s glorious number 10 shirt. And therefore, before shooting crazy figures for his renewal, Calhanoglu can get in the queue, because Brahim Diaz who has played much less than him and often not even as an attacking midfielder has scored two goals like him and all on action, proving to have personality, speed and shot. It is true that like Tomori he is also on loan and Real Madrid are asking for 20 million for the ransom. But if Calhanoglu has a market, it is better to sell it to the highest bidder and with the proceeds redeem Diaz, who is 21 years old by the way, you are less than the Turk. One way, among other things, to satisfy Elliott’s desire to focus on young people. Even if the property, which must be acknowledged having spent on the winter market, will be judged for the other decisions. Starting with the renewal of Donnarummma.
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