The Archive

September 2020

OFFICIAL: AC Milan sell Paqueta to Lyon
30.9 || webmaster

It is now official, Olympique Lyonnais have signed Lucas Paqueta from Milan for a reported €21m plus a percentage of his sell-on fee.

The deal had been done yesterday and he passed his medical this afternoon, signing the contract on Wednesday evening.

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Hauge has medical at AC Milan
30.9 || webmaster

Jens Petter Hauge has arrived for the second part of his medical at Centro Ambrosiano, the final step before signing with Milan.

The Norwegian, who impressed at San Siro for Bodo/Glimt last week, arrived this morning for his medical and has finished the first part of the required examinations at La Madonnina.

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Rui Costa wants to see Chiesa at AC Milan
30.9 || webmaster

Former Fiorentina and Milan hero Rui Costa has revealed he would like to see Federico Chiesa at Milan, ‘should he leave the Viola’.

The Portuguese 48-year-old moved from Fiorentina to Milan in July 2001 and spent five seasons with the Rossoneri.

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AC Milan target Tomiyasu
30.9 || webmaster

Milan are reportedly stepping up the chase for a new defender, ready to move for Bologna centre-back Takehiro Tomiyasu.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reveals the sale of Lucas Paqueta to Olympique Lyonnais has opened for the arrival of a new defender at Milan.

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AC Milan in for Dalot?
30.9 || webmaster

Milan are reportedly considering making a move for Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot.

Lucas Paqueta has been linked with Olympique Lyonnais in recent weeks and could become decisive for the Rossoneri to complete other operations on the transfer market.

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Rebic avoids elbow fracture
30.9 || webmaster

Ante Rebic has avoided a fracture or neurovascular complications after dislocating his elbow, but the Milan forward will be out for at least two weeks.

The Croatia international fell awkwardly during last night’s 2-0 Serie A victory away to Crotone and immediately ran off the pitch to seek medical assistance.

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Serie A: Crotone 0:2 AC Milan - match report
30.9 || webmaster

Scorers: Kessie pen 45+2 (M), Brahim Diaz 50 (M)

Milan continued their perfect start to the season, breaking down defensive Crotone with Franck Kessie and Brahim Diaz, but Ante Rebic suffered a nasty injury.

The Rossoneri were unbeaten in 13 Serie A fixtures, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic was ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, so Rebic moved to centre-forward with Brahim Diaz and Sandro Tonali making their first Milan starts. Alessio Romagnoli, Mateo Musacchio, Andrea Conti and Leo Duarte also missed out, so there could be no rotation in defence after Thursday’s 3-2 Europa League win over Bodo/Glimt. Crotone were crushed 4-1 by Genoa last week, but goal-scorer Emmanuel Riviere was ruled out here with Ahmad Benali, Giuseppe Cuomo and Guillame Gigliotti.

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Colombo: 'I just wanted to scream'
25.9 || webmaster

Milan forward Lorenzo Colombo ‘just wanted to scream’ when the ball hit the net and hopes his first goal will be ‘the beginning of a long career’.

The Rossoneri picked up a 3-2 win against Bodø/Glimt and have secured a place in the play-off against Rio Ave, as Hakan Calhanoglu scored a brace and 18-year-old Colombo scored on his first start with the Diavolo.

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Europa League: AC Milan 3:2 Bodo/Glimt - match report
25.9 || webmaster

Scorers: Junker 15 (B/G), Calhanoglu 16, 50 (M), Colombo 32 (M), Hauge 55 (B/G)

Hakan Calhanoglu’s brace and Lorenzo Colombo’s goal in his first start for Milan, helped the Diavolo through to the play-offs in the Europa League with a 3-2 win against Bodo/Glimt.

Bodo/Glimt wiger Jens Hauge impressed at San Siro and took advantage of sloppy defending when he found Kasper Junker in the middle to make it 1-0 after 15 minutes, but Hakan Calhanoglu made sure Milan bounced back with the equaliser only one minute later.

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Zlatan positive for COVID-19
25.9 || webmaster

Milan have officially announced Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for COVID-19 and confirmed the rest of the team have tested negative.

Corriere della Sera revealed Ibrahimovic tested positive for coronavirus in the second round of swabs and the Rossoneri have confirmed.

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Calabria: 'Milan didn't have winning project'
22.9 || webmaster

Davide Calabria admits the team is relieved to continue working with coach Stefano Pioli. ‘There hasn’t really been a winning project at Milan’ for several years.

The 23-year-old has spent his entire career with the Rossoneri, coming up through their youth academy to become a regular, especially as Andrea Conti is still out injured.

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Report: Romagnoli has recovered
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Milan captain Alessio Romagnoli has recovered from his calf injury and has resumed full training to return as soon as possible.

MilanNews reveals the centre-back has returned to the fold, but still needs to work on his physique ahead of a return to the pitch.

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Report: Milan in Nastasic talks
22.9 || webmaster

Milan are reportedly in talks with Schalke over a loan deal with an obligation to buy Serbian centre-back Matija Nastasic.

The Rossoneri have been linked with Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic this summer, but Sky Sport Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio claims the club has started looking elsewhere.

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Serie A: AC Milan 2:0 Bologna - match report
22.9 || webmaster

Scorers: Ibrahimovic 35, pen 51 (M)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a towering header and converted a penalty to start Milan’s Serie A season with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Bologna.

This was the first Serie A game of the season for the Rossoneri, although they already beat Shamrock Rovers 2-0 in the Europa League preliminary round on Thursday with Ibra and Hakan Calhanoglu goals. Ante Rebic was suspended for that game and stepped in here for Alexis Saelemaekers, with Alessio Romagnoli, Andrea Conti, Mateo Musacchio and Rafael Leao unavailable. Bologna only missed banned Gary Medel in midfield.

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Official: Tonali signs for AC Milan
9.9 || webmaster

Sandro Tonali is officially a new Milan player after completing his medical and will wear the Number 8 jersey.

The midfielder made the move from Brescia, on loan for €10m with option to buy for €10m, plus up to €15m in add-ons and a 10 per cent cut of any future sale.

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Brahim Diaz breaks AC Milan duck
9.9 || webmaster

Brahim Diaz got his first goal in a Milan jersey during their 5-1 friendly victory over Vicenza this afternoon.

Samu Castillejo was the star of the first half, bagging a brace around a goal from youth team product Lorenzo Colombo.

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Tatarusanu set for AC Milan role
9.9 || webmaster

Lyon goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu has been chosen as Milan’s understudy to Gianluigi Donnarumma, claim Sky Sport Italia.

The 34-year-old Romania international is the replacement for Asmir Begovic, who in turn had come in for Pepe Reina.

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Lyon option for Paqueta
9.9 || webmaster

Milan are struggling to find buyers for Lucas Paqueta, but Olympique Lyonnais have shown an interest and possible €23m bid.

The Brazilian midfielder cost €38.4m plus bonuses to purchase from Flamengo in January 2019, but has failed to live up to expectations.

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AC Milan discuss Kiev and Feyenoord players
9.9 || webmaster

Milan hosted agents today who are intermediaries for Vitaliy Mykolenko and Vladyslav Supryaga of Dinamo Kiev, plus Feyenoord defender Marcos Senesi.

Multiple sources from MilanNews.it to Calciomercato.com all note the presence of Stefano Antonelli and Fabio Parisi at the Casa Milan HQ this afternoon.

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