The disappointment is total for AC Milan! Considered at the start of the season as the main rival of Inter Milan with the Juventus of Thiago Motta, the Lombard club is ultimately far from the account. For a long time in the soft belly and still being there, the Diavolo is eighth 18 points from the surprising Neapolitan leader. Also found three points from AS Roma (6th) which is temporarily qualified in the Europa league conference, AC Milan surely said goodbye to Europe last night. Indeed, the Milanese could save their season in the event of a victory against Bologna in the Italian Cup. Favorites, especially after defeating Bologna on Friday in Serie A (3-1), the Milanese disappointed once again by losing 1-0. A success that condemns a little more a season in which the European route was also disappointing after elimination in Champions League dams against Feyenoord (1-0/1-1).
Besides, we are not mistaken on the side of the leaders and in particular the director general Giorgio Furlani who disgusted after the meeting: “First of all, I want to congratulate Bologna for this achievement. But I am here to say essentially three things. We cannot deny that it is a failed season, because we are very far from where we wanted to be; We try to finish these two games in the best possible way; We share the disappointment of our supporters, various errors have been made, we must look forward, correct them and return where management and supporters deserve to be.“An outing that has the merit of announcing a great upheaval this summer:”choices? There is a great disappointment for this match and for this trophy. I don't want to answer this question. There are still two games left and then we will make decisions.»»
More than a dozen departures are expected
And departures will be important this summer. Already coach Sergio Conceiçao is likely to leave as the announcement Gazzetta dello Sport. Asked about his future after the meeting, the former coach of FC Nantes and FC Porto has been helpless: “I give everything I can. Maybe today, as a coach, I could have done better. Any Milan player could have done better. It is an analysis that will certainly be done, we are always judged on the results, because it is our motto. I have been here for 4-5 months, on a difficult course and for a historic club where the pressure is strong.It remains to be seen who could happen since the favorites Roberto de Zerbi (Olympique de Marseille) and Antonio Conte (Napoli) should not leave their club. The leaders will also have work to reshape the workforce.
At the end of the contract, Alessandro Florenzi (34) and Luka Jovic (27) should not be kept. Same thing for loans, Kyle Walker (34), Tammy Abraham (27), Riccardo Sottil (25) and especially Joao Félix (25) who disappointed. Six departures acted therefore to which some players will be added who will return from loan. If for Pierre Kalulu (Juventus) or Ismaël Bennacer (Olympique de Marseille) they will not postpone the colors of AC Milan, we will have to think about the future of Alexis Saelemaekers (26), Yacine Adli (24) or Noah Okafor (25). Other workforce players are also threatened. In central defense, Malick Thiaw (23) and Fikayo Tomori (27) did not convince as much as Serbian Strahinja Pavlovic and one of them will be pushed towards the exit for the benefit of a new recruit.
The French Théo Hernandez (27) is pointed out just like his compatriot and captain Mike Maignan (29 years old). If their season is not catastrophic, the two men have sometimes disappointed, especially at key moments and AC Milan could separate from at least one of the two players. Arrived against 32 million euros this winter for disappointing yield (5 goals in 18 matches), Santiago Giménez (24 years old) could also pay the price for the offensive reorganization of AC Milan. Rafael Leao (25) who has been irregular this season should start from the rest of the Milanese project, but if an important offer arrives it will not be selected. While the American Christian Pulisic and the French Youssouf Fofana are untouchable, AC Milan will however have to pay attention for his best player Tijjani Reijnders who is in the viewfinder of Manchester City. Summer will be scorching in Lombardy.
