Repubblica: ‘The seed of a repentance’ – Milan scrutinised as Kalulu and Maldini shine

A report this morning has questioned the AC Milan management and their ability to sell players, or rather their judgement on who should no longer be a part of their squad.

This morning’s edition of La Repubblica (via MilanNews) analyses a topic that has come to light recently as fans continue to read of players that left Milan during the summer transfer window thriving at their new clubs.

Geoffrey Moncada and his team ‘almost gave away’ Pierre Kalulu and Daniel Maldini in the recent mercato, players who – due to their characteristics – could have been very useful to Paulo Fonseca this season.

The newspaper writes that Kalulu ‘has become a transfer hit or, seen from the Milan perspective, the seed of a repentance, the mirror of a regret, the pretext to kick one’s heels’, as he continues to shine in a starting spot for rivals Juve.

Daniel Maldini meanwhile made the short hop to Monza where he was on loan during the second half of last season. He joined them on a free with the Rossoneri getting just a 50% resale clause, and he got a national team call-up after a great start to the season.

The paper adds that the Italian playmaker ‘was let go too hastily when in the end’ and ‘doesn’t seem much worse than Okafor or Chukwueze’. Given Fonseca has also gone back to playing with an attacking midfielder and is using Morata (a striker) there, it seems an even more questionable choice.