Part of the work that the AC Milan management must do this summer concerns offloading players no longer deemed to have a position in the project.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) writes this morning, the proceeds from sales will be important for Milan to top up the transfer budget available for signings, as well as freeing up wages and spots in the squad.
Ciprian Tatarusanu, Brahim Diaz, Aster Vranckx, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Sergino Dest have already said goodbye to the squad, because their contracts or their loan deals expire at the end of the month. The total salary quota has already been reduced by over €12m net, therefore.
Then there is Divock Origi, who was a big disappointment. He scored just twice, and he did not really give the impression of being a leader despite his experience at Liverpool, while earning €4m net per season.
Three more years remain on his deal, unless the club manages to find him an alternative accommodation, with some Turkish clubs keen. If the offer is right, he will be sold without regrets.
Then there is Ante Rebic. Pioli excluded him from the squad list for three consecutive matches to end the season so his time with the Rossoneri seems destined to end after 123 games and 29 goals.
He may have a market in Germany or even in Turkey, but the problem for every interested club is his €3.5m net per season salary, which he earns as part of his contract that runs until 2025.
Yacine Adli is another case to be resolved. He was bought for €10m in the summer of 2021 but was left on loan at Bordeaux for a season, showing promising signs in preseason but only getting 140 minutes of playing time and one start.
For the right price he will leave too, because the past few months have clearly made it clear that his characteristics do not work well with the coach’s ideas.
The most difficult solution to find is one for Charles De Ketelaere, who cost €32m plus bonuses to sign from Club Brugge and was the statement of the post-Scudetto smmer window.
He made 40 appearances, starting 13 times, with zero goals and one assist to his name. The Belgian is for sale but the right offer is needed: to avoid a capital loss it must be at least €28m.
