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Frank Kessie will join Barcelona for free next season. Thus, the remaining remains are gone Li Yonghong on the body AC Milan.
Kessie was part of the player car that Milan brought to Milan in the early summer of 2017, a few months after Li took over from Silvio Berlusconi. Several star players were recruited to bring Milan to glory again as before.
With a slogan ‘We are so rich’ What was rumored at the time was that player purchases made at that time seemed to want to collect stars, were ready to pay a lot, but didn’t seem to know whether they were adjusted to the team’s game or not.
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Li (center) was thought to be a breath of fresh air for Milan, but the opposite happened. Photo: AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA– |
Mateo Musacchio (18 million Euros), Ricardo Rodriguez (15 million), Andre Silva (38 million), Hakan Calhanoglu (23.3 million), Andrea Conti (24 million), Leonardo Bonucci (42 million), to Lucas Biglia (19 .7 million) were the names bought at the time.
There are also those who were loaned first and then made permanent, such as Kessie (a total of 32 million euros), Nikola Kalinic (a total of 27.5 million), and Fabio Borini (a total of 6 million).
Don’t forget that at that time Milan had to extend Gianluigi Donnarumma’s contract until 2021. His salary rose to 6 million Euros a season, plus the Rossoneri had to recruit his brother, Antonio Donnarumma as part of the contract.
The costs incurred and the results achieved are in fact not worth it. That season, Milan only finished sixth in Serie A, lost 0-4 in the Coppa Italia final to Juventus, and was eliminated in the last 16 of the Europa League.
Li, who bought Milan on loan, then got into trouble with defaulting on debt when it was due. Milan was then taken over by Elliott Management Corporation until now.
Just as sad as Li, one by one the players who were brought in began to be excluded from Milan. The salary is high but the performance is not as expected, in the end there is nothing else to do but leave.
Not only a matter of tactics, but also matters of salary are decisive. Since Paolo Maldini returned to the club in 2018 and was appointed technical director in 2019, he has been trying to manage Milan’s spending more efficiently and effectively.
A good player but ‘fussy’ about a new contract was finally released. Calhanoglu and Donnarumma are examples. They left for free in the summer of last year because they didn’t agree on a contract. A loss in terms of tactics, but a relief for Milan’s cash.
This season, the only remaining Li left in the squad are Conti and Kessie. Conti left for Sampdoria last January, and now it’s just Kessie. With the news of his departure at the end of the season, Li Yonghong’s legacy in Milan will be practically gone next season.
Milan player of the Li Yonghong era and his current fate:
Mateo Musacchio – out 2021, now without a club
Ricardo Rodriguez – out 2020, now in Torino
Andre Silva – out 2018, now at RB Leipzig
Hakan Calhanoglu – out 2021, now at Inter Milan
Andrea Conti – out 2022, now in Sampdoria
Leonardo Bonucci – left 2018, now at Juventus
Lucas Biglia – out 2020, now in Karagumruk
Nikola Kalinic – out 2018, now at Hajduk Split
Fabio Borini – out 2020, now in Karagumruk
Gianluigi Donnarumma – 2021, kini from PSG
Antonio Donnarumma – out 2021, now in Padova
Franck Kessie – exit 2022, heading to Barcelona (waiting for official statement)
(adp/mrp)
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