Milan will no doubt be feeling drained of energy after a dramatic win against Roma on Sunday night. Strahinja Pavlovic got the only goal after sprinting 80 metres in 13 seconds to fire in Rafael Leao's feed, while Mike Maignan saved a late Paulo Dybala penalty to preserve the three points. Pulisic and Rabiot at Milanello Peppe Di Stefano spoke live on Sky (via MilanNews) from Milanello this lunchtime.
Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that AC Milan have scouted Vasco da Gama star Rayan, but his asking price might already be too high. Rayan is not a new name in terms of links with Milan. Towards the end of the summer window, it was reported by Sky that Milan wanted to sign the forward as a potential replacement for Samuel Chukwueze, who ended up departing for Fulham on an initial loan deal.
For the first time in their history, AC Milan can count on over €100m in sponsorship revenue in a single financial year, as highlighted by a report. While the performances haven't always been brilliant on the pitch, with last season especially being a big struggle, Milan have made great strides on the corporate side of things. Indeed, they have worked hard on leveraging the brand as much as possible.
At a certain point, I asked myself, 'Why are you doing this?'. It didn't make sense anymore. It was time to listen to myself. Over the last two years, I've played in conditions that weren't normal for a professional footballer. And if I could do it again today, I'd make the same choice. I was at the stadium for Milan-Fiorentina, and I didn't get that feeling of... um... 'Wow, I wish I were on the pitch.'
Jashari was the longest transfer of the summer, and it seemed like the deal would not happen at several points. However, Milan eventually got their man. Unfortunately for all parties, though, he was not given much time to embed. A challenge in training led to him fracturing his fibula, and he has spent the past few months recovering. Now, though, the process is complete, likely helped by his desire to return to the squad.
In recent weeks, the Milan squad has been massively affected by injuries, and this can certainly be put forward as a reason for the drop in results - which almost feels unfair to call it. Nevertheless, it seems that they may be exiting that rut. This morning's edition of Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), states that Adrien Rabiot and Christian Pulisic will almost definitely not be in the squad for the Roma game. Whilst it is tempting, it is a risk not worth taking.
