Bakayoko in AC Milan farewell?
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Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has appeared to confirm that he will be returning to Chelsea this summer. “Thank you for these beautiful memories...”
Milan retained a €35m option to buy Bakayoko, who made 42 appearances for the Rossoneri, but the Frenchman has suggested that his spell at San Siro is over.
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Gattuso confirms AC Milan exit
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Gennaro Gattuso has announced that he is stepping down as Milan Coach. “It’s a painful choice but a considered one.”
Gattuso’s decision to leave Milan comes after they failed to qualify for the Champions League, while the Coach confirmed reports that he was giving up the remainder of his salary.
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Donnarumma suffers thigh injury
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Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is set to miss Italy’s upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers after suffering a thigh injury.
Donnarumma pulled up just 21 minutes into Milan’s 3-2 win at SPAL on Sunday, and a medical report on the Rossoneri’s official website confirmed an injury to his right thigh.
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Gattuso: I'm in pieces!
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Milan Coach Gennaro Gattuso admits he has been left ‘in pieces’ by the club’s campaign – and that is something ‘I must consider’.
The Rossoneri missed out on Champions League qualification by finishing fifth in the Serie A table, despite beating SPAL 3-2 on Sunday evening.
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Serie A: SPAL 2:3 AC Milan - match report
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Scorers: Calhanoglu 18 (M), Kessie 23, pen 66 (M), Vicari 27 (S), Fares 53 (S)
Milan won a chaotic 3-2 thriller at the Stadio Mazza against a plucky SPAL, but it’s not enough to earn a Champions League spot, as Inter and Atalanta also won.
The Rossoneri went into the final round in fifth place, one point behind both Atalanta and Inter, so they needed a result here and for at least one of the others to slip up. Lucas Paqueta was still suspended, with Davide Calabria, Mattia Caldara, Ivan Strinic and Jack Bonaventura injured, so Ignazio Abate made his final appearance in a Milan jersey. SPAL missed Dias Felipe, Vasco Regini, Lorenzo Dickmann, Pasquale Schiattarella and Alberto Paloschi, but started their strongest available XI.
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Serie A Week 38 dates & times
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Serie A has confirmed that Atalanta, Inter, Milan and Roma will all play for Champions League qualification at the same time this Sunday.
In the interests of fairness, Atalanta-Sassuolo, Inter-Empoli, Roma-Parma and SPAL-Milan will all take place at 19:30 BST on May 26.
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Carrasco ready for Europe return
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Yannick Carrasco has put Serie A clubs on red alert after confirming that he is ready to return to Europe this summer.
Carrasco has spent the past 18 months playing for Chinese club Dalian Yifang, where he is a teammate of former Napoli captain Marek Hamsik.
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AC Milan close in on Sensi?
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Milan are reportedly close to signing Sassuolo and Italy midfielder Stefano Sensi for just €13m.
Tuttosport reports Milan are ‘on the verge’ of formalising their deal for Sensi, who has already found a home in the area.
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Serie A: AC Milan 2:0 Frosinone - match report
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Scorers: Piatek 57 (M), Suso 66 (M)
Milan were made to work very hard for the three points against Frosinone, as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty before Krzysztof Piatek and Suso goals.
The Rossoneri needed to take advantage of a kind fixture list, as Roma drew, Torino lost, while Inter and Atalanta had very difficult trips to Napoli and Juventus, so registered a third straight victory. They are now mathematically qualified for at least the Europa League.
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AC Milan schedule demands rejected
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Serie A has rejected Milan’s demands for their game against Frosinone to be played at the same time as Juventus-Atalanta.
Milan had sought the change as they perceived Atalanta had an advantage by playing Juve later, the latter fixture having only been moved to the evening last Friday.
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Donnarumma hopes for Juventus favour
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Gianluigi Donnarumma ‘hopes Juventus do their job’ as it is claimed Milan’s request to play at the same time as Atalanta will be rejected.
Milan have formally asked Lega Serie A to postpone their game against Frosinone next week to avoid giving Atalanta an advantage.
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Romagnoli: 'AC Milan must win and hope'
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Alessio Romagnoli urged Milan to “win every game and hope other results go our way” in the fight for Champions League football.
The 1-0 victory at Fiorentina was the Rossoneri’s first away Serie A clean sheet since January at Genoa and keeps them within three points of Atalanta and that fourth Champions League spot.
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Serie A: Fiorentina 0:1 AC Milan - match report
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Scorer: Calhanoglu 35 (M)
Milan kept themselves in the race for a top four finish with Hakan Calhanoglu’s glancing header, but sent Fiorentina to a fifth straight defeat.
The pressure was on the Rossoneri, as Atalanta beat Genoa 2-1 earlier this afternoon, so a win was needed to stay within three points of the Champions League spots. Lucas Paqueta started his three-match ban for slapping the referee’s hand away, while Lucas Biglia, Davide Calabria, Mattia Caldara, Ivan Strinic and Jack Bonaventura were injured. Alessio Romagnoli returned from suspension and Tiemoue Bakayoko started, as he was ‘forgiven’ after a touchline row with Gennaro Gattuso.
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AC Milan request simultaneous Atalanta kick-off
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Milan have formally asked the Lega Serie A to postpone their game against Frosinone next week to avoid giving Atalanta an advantage.
There are only three points separating these sides in the battle for the fourth and final Champions League berth.
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Gattuso: AC Milan don't need motivating
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Gennaro Gattuso insists Milan have not needed to draw inspiration from Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool in the Champions League.
The two English clubs staged historic comebacks to reach the Champions League Final, but Gattuso made it clear Milan were already fired up to finish in Serie A’s top four.
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Romagnoli back for AC Milan
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Alessio Romagnoli, Lucas Biglia and Hakan Calhanoglu are all in Milan’s squad to face Fiorentina on Saturday.
Romangoli returns from his one-match ban, while Biglia and Calhanoglu have been passed fit after their substitutions during Milan’s 2-1 win against Bologna on Monday.
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Saint-Maximin: 'Ready for AC Milan'
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Nice winger Allan Saint-Maximin admits he feels “ready to step up and join a more prestigious side. Milan are certainly a big club.”
The 22-year-old had already been very close to the Rossoneri in January and is reported to be on top of director Leonardo’s wish-list.
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Caldara out 5-6 months
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Mattia Caldara is expected to be out of action for “five to six months” after Milan confirmed surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
“The Club announces that Mattia Caldara has picked up an injury following a collision in training yesterday. The defender underwent keyhole surgery today to repair the damage to his anterior crucial ligament,” read a statement.
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Bakayoko fined and dropped?
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Milan have reportedly fined Tiemoue Bakayoko €90,000 for turning up late to training and could bench him against Bologna on Monday.
The incident infuriated Coach Gennaro Gattuso and is believed to be the final straw that prompted the entire squad to be called into a five-day training retreat.
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A.C. Milan: The Team Making a Lot of News Lately
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Associazione Calcio(A.C.) Milan has been facing the music for quite some time and issues grappling the European Football Superpower have been making news every now and then.
Firstly, a big issue that is troubling AC Milan is Leonardo’s future in the club. Elliott and Gazidis are planning to reorganize the club and according to some authentic Italian sources they have already selected a potential new director of football.
Lyon's Lucas Campos appointment as the possible director of the Rossoneri is on the cards. Campos has already played a role in connection with a move to Roma but now the Giallorossi seem to be close to hiring Torino's Gianluca Petrachi.
Lyon would leave no stone unturned to stop Campos from leaving but chances are Elliott could make the French club do so. The American investment fund had saved Lyon from bankruptcy via an investment of € 117 million and it might happen that Jean-Michel Aulas be convinced to let his man take a place for Milan. This would leave Leonardo’s future in troubled waters.
Secondly, very recently, AC Milan also fined Tiemoue Bakayoko as punishment for being an hour late to the training. It was reported that the defense put forth by Bakayoko’s was not convincing enough for the club. He claimed that he ran out of fuel on his way to the training. This also raised the doubts of the club with regards to Frenchman for quite some time.
The issue of Francesco Acerbi followed by Bakayoko’s involvement have led the club officials to adopt separate sets of disbelief. As a result, the club is refraining from the highly anticipated signing for this summer.
A previous spate of debates
After UEFA declined to make a settlement agreement with AC Milan, the fate of Rossoneri hangs in balance. UEFA has already issued punitive measures against Milan to assert their rights. It could either scale down the number of players Milan is allowed to register in the Europa League or could disallow them to register the players signed over in summer.
There have also been debates regarding sports betting; however, the likelihood of a ban is something which is beyond the power of UEFA and only FIFA is capable of carrying out the action. As we already know, Milan had plans to bring in 3-4 players this summer. They had kept Reina and Strinic on free transfers, the San Siro side would also like to strengthen their team in two, if not three more positions.
Milan was zeroing in on making a 20-goal striker for Gattuso, as this term showed that are goalscorer is lacking. The decision proved fruitful also as 20-year old 20-year-old Patrick Cutrone bagged 18 goals and became the Rossoneri's top goalscorer of the season.
The San Siro’s budget would render a big blow if UEFA decided to keep them from playing in the Europa League. AC Milan had got AC Milan received around €6-8m for San Siro’s their participation in the cup while cashing in over €10m on ticket sales.
There is another issue of Rossoneri's fourth signing will be a midfielder or a winger. The balance tilts in favor of Fiorentina's Milan Badelj who could be signed a winger to get a free transfer for the midfield. Another possibility is to rope in Napoli's Alberto Grassi who would be available for around €7m.
In the past, Milan has had nexus with wingers like Callejon and Politano. Per contra, Callejon has never played on the left side of the pitch. While Callejon has a release clause valued at €20m, Politano could be signed for a fee of €25-30m. The Sassuolo winger, Politano, can play on both sides.
Plizzari signs new AC Milan deal
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Milan goalkeeper Alessandro Plizarri has signed a new contract with the club, taking him through to 2023.
The deal was confirmed by Milan in a statement on Tuesday evening.
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Van Bommel linked with AC Milan
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PSV boss Mark van Bommel is reportedly on Milan’s list of prospective new Coaches to replace Gennaro Gattuso.
According to La Repubblica, Van Bommel is the latest name Milan are considering.
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Romagnoli banned for one game
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Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli has been banned for only one game, despite his straight red card at Torino.
Romagnoli was dismissed for sarcastically applauding Marco Guida towards the end of Milan’s 2-0 defeat on Sunday.
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Leonardo under threat?
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It is reported Leonardo could lose his job as Milan’s sporting director if they do not qualify for Europe next season.
According to Corriere della Sera, Gennaro Gattuso is not the only high-profile figure leaving Milan this summer as Leonardo could follow him out of the exit door.
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Conti has shoulder injury
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Milan right-back Andrea Conti suffered a left shoulder injury in the Rossoneri’s defeat to Torino on Sunday night.
“We can confirm that AC Milan defender Andrea Conti has suffered an injury to his left shoulder following a collision during the Torino v Milan game on Sunday, the 28 April,” read a statement.
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Serie A: Torino 2:0 AC Milan - match report
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Scorers: Belotti pen 58 (T), Berenguer 69 (T)
Torino won the crunch match with Milan – their first Serie A victory against them since 2001 – to leapfrog the Rossoneri and push them down to sixth.
This was a surprising showdown for Champions League football, as Toro were only three points behind and a win would give them a superior head-to-head record. A victory was also essential for the Rossoneri, as Roma had already beaten Cagliari and are now in fourth place.
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