Como reached a verbal agreement with AC Milan for the arrival of Samuele Ricci announces Fabrizio Romano. The Italian midfielder is to join the club coached by Cesc Fàbregas in the form of a loan paying 1.5 million euros, with a purchase option set at 22 million euros and bonuses. Como will also cover the entire salary of the player, who is now authorized to travel to undergo his medical examination. A departure which comes after a consistent first season in Milan, with 31 matches, one goal and four assists. But the former Torino captain did not correspond to the profile sought by Ruben Amorim for his two-man midfielder and therefore found himself on the market despite his playing time, in a sector where he also had to deal with competition from Adrien Rabiot and Luka Modric.
The arrival of Ricci would allow Como to further strengthen a squad built to compete in the Champions League. Above all, it could provide an answer to one of the problems encountered by Cesc Fàbregas in putting together his European list. The Lombard club currently lacks players meeting the local training criteria imposed by UEFA and its coach has even raised the possibility of only being able to register “ 16 or 17 players » on its A list. Côme is therefore seeking to adapt its recruitment to this constraint while pursuing an ambitious transfer window, notably with the Moise Kean track. The club is also investing in young players, after the arrivals of Alessio Baralla in January and then Mattia Liberali this summer, in the hope of gradually expanding its pool of players eligible for European competitions.
