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The Devil sheds his skin. The metamorphosis of the Rossoneri midfield is (almost) complete. Saying goodbye to Sandro Tonali, with the 70 million from his sale Milan is rebuilding the central department practically from scratch. With a precise mission: it will have to be more solid, vertical and European than before. After Ruben Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea, who will add muscles and inches, with Tijjani Reijnders quality and playing times will arrive, as per the tradition of the Dutch school. For Milan a return to the past: the midfielder now ex Az he will be the Dutchman number 17 in AC Milan’s history. A direct line, the one between orange football and the Devil, which had its heyday in the years of Arrigo Sacchi with Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard. Another era, other players, but certainly the idea of ​​football that underlies the purchase for 20 million plus Reijnders bonus is clear: a modern ductile director, who knows how to combine quantity and quality, technique and competitive spirit.

Twenty-four years old, son of Martin, former striker with a good career between the Netherlands, the United States and Finland, iThe Rossoneri reinforcement landed in Milan yesterday evening and will carry out the visits today and then join the team as early as tomorrow. Going to Milan is an easy decision, I said yes after the first call were his words before boarding the flight from Amsterdam. He will sign a contract until 2028 for 1.7 million per season. Friday he will embark with his companions for the tour in the United States: the luxury friendlies with Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona will be a formidable spot for the American Milan, which boasts a large fan base in the United States, while for Stefano Pioli they will be the first decisive crash tests to study the new game mechanisms. It won’t be a trip or a parade: we will work hard. There is time, but not much: that’s why an acceleration is needed. Also because 21 August, the day of the league debut at Bologna, is just around the corner. You need to be ready.

The metamorphosis, it was said, almost complete. Because after Loftus-Cheek and Reijnders, the CEO Furlani and the chief scout Moncada are working on the third shot in midfield: the wild card Yunus Musah from Valencia. Born in New York to parents of Ghanaian origin, he moved to Castelfranco Veneto within a few months where he began his career in Giorgione’s youth sector, before moving in 2012 with his family to London, where he entered the Arsenal Academy. It won’t be easy, but the new signings – starting with Reijnders – will have to try not to make Tonali regret. Pioli has in mind a double game system, alternating 4-2-3-1 with 4-3-3. A key factor will also be the other new face, Christian Pulisic, who can play both as a central attacking midfielder and as a right wing midfielder.

We’re trying to do something different, as the coach wants, Fikayo Tomori told Sky, who is betting strongly on Loftus-Cheek, his Chelsea teammate: If I had a pound I’d bet it on him, my friend and I’m sure of the its quality. Milan fans hope he’s right.