They don’t forget in Italy. During his eleven years on the Apennine Peninsula, Marek Jankulovski made a firm impression on the hearts of fans and the general public. Before today’s duel between his two former clubs, Udinese and AC Milan, he therefore gave a short interview to MilanNews.it. The staff of Baník Ostrava was also mentioned. “Let’s say that one player with potential for Serie A would be here,” admitted the chairman of the supervisory board of the Silesian club.
In total, he collected 228 starts in the highest Italian competition. Among the Czechs, only the great Pavel Nedvěd has more. Marek Jankulovski rightfully enjoys considerable respect and popularity to this day. Naturally, he left his biggest mark in AC Milan, with whom he triumphed in the Champions League in 2007 and in Serie A four years after that.
“I spent beautiful years in Italy. Udine and Milan are my second homes. But I also like to remember Naples, where it all started. I’ve made a lot of great memories here, met a lot of great people and a few legends. When you made a mistake in a team with Cafu, Maldini and Gattuso, they gave you such a slur that you never allowed yourself to do it again. I don’t see many players like that today,” Jankulovski recalled his time in Italy for MilanNews.it.
The chairman of Baník’s supervisory board did not avoid a question about his parent club.
“We have a young team. In the summer, we played in the qualification of the Conference League, but we lost to Copenhagen on penalties,” Jankulovski briefly explained the situation of the Ostrava club.
At the same time, he admitted that there is a player in his squad whom he could recommend to the Apennine Peninsula.
“Let’s say that the twenty-two-year-old midfielder Tomáš Rigo, a representative of Slovakia, could be interesting for a number of clubs,” Jankulovski highlighted the support of Baník’s reserve ranks.
The Transfermarkt server currently values the former Slavia or Ružomberok player at 2.2 million euros (approximately 56 million crowns).
