Author: Soccerhuz
Tijjani Reijnders impressed with the Dutch national yet again last night as they prevailed 5-2 in the game against Bosnia. The AC Milan man scored and assisted thanks to a more advanced role, which Paulo Fonseca is now being urged to copy. Reijnders has always been silky smooth on the ball, never afraid to take on his man and make runs into the box. However, as he almost always starts in the midfield tandem of Milan, this is not something he can do all the time. With the Netherlands, though, Ronald Koeman plays him in a more advanced role, as…
AC Milan have had a very tough start to the season with just two points in the first three games. A completely different team must step onto the pitch next weekend but the roots of the issues are much deeper, as argued by Andrea Longoni. The Rossoneri have struggled big time at the start of this season, not just results-wise, as the performances have been incredibly subpar. The game against Lazio was slightly better but only slightly, as the Biancocelesti didn’t exactly look great either. In his latest editorial for MilanNews, the journalist Andrea Longoni discussed the situation and highlighted the…
Cooling break, Ibrahimovic’s absence, rest days granted by Fonseca, the poor performance of the French against Italy, and the ongoing criticism of Leao (even in his National Team appearances). As Corriere dello Sport rightly points out, it’s been an interesting and tough week for Milan. The newspaper raises the question: are there doubts about the quality of the squad and the management? Although the club has explained the reason for the Swede’s trip (commercial, not a vacation as some thought), Rossoneri fans are no longer patient with RedBird’s sports collaborator. It is said that Zlatan should be a daily presence at Milanello,…
AC Milan’s stadium project in San Donato is coming along nicely and new estimates of the costs have now been released. In total, as a report states, the Rossoneri are expected to invest €1.28bn into the project. The stadium has been at the top of the agenda ever since Gerry Cardinale and RedBird bought the club from Elliott Management. Great progress has been made in San Donato, more specifically the San Francesco area, as the project is now being discussed in a Program Agreement. In any case, as highlighted by Calcio e Finanza, Milan have raised the cost estimate from…
AC Milan are in advanced negotiations with Mike Maignan over a contract renewal and according to the latest reports, there is optimism. Indeed, the goalkeeper could become one of the highest-paid players in the squad. Maignan’s current contract will expire in 2026 and he earns €2.8m per year as things stand, which is quite low compared to the other stars of the team. With these two factors in mind, negotiations are underway for a contract renewal and there is reportedly optimism. As added by Daniele Longo this morning, Milan could reach an agreement with Maignan at €6m per year including bonuses. This would…
Rafael Leao and Bruno Guimaraes reacted on social media to Sandro Tonali’s performance against France on Friday night. Tonali made his first international appearance in a year in Italy’s 3-1 win over France on Friday and provided a lovely assist for Federico Dimarco’s equaliser in the first half. The Newcastle star has recently returned from a 10-month ban for illegal betting and immediately proved his worth for the national team. “It’s always special to wear these colours, even more with this group. Let’s go on like this,” Tonali wrote on Instagram after Italy’s win in Paris. More than 250,000 people…
As the summer transfer window recently came to an end, AC Milan’s wage bill for the 2024-25 season has been published by various sources and one name stands out: Divock Origi. Indeed, the striker earns more than most of the players. Origi joined Milan on a free transfer back in 2022 but injuries made his life difficult, scoring just two goals in his first season. He was thus sent out on loan to Nottingham Forrest last season but failed to impress there too, finding the back of the net once. As highlighted by the wage bill for the current season, since…
It was Friday night. The Tampa Bay Rays were in town. The Baltimore Orioles were locked in a race to win the American League East against the New York Yankees. Pitcher Dean Kremer took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. What could have made the evening better? Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball’s “Ironman” always makes things better, right? He was at Friday night’s game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. But he wasn’t in a customary seat down the first-base line befitting a member of the team’s ownership group. No, Ripken was working the crowd in the outfield and serving as the “guest splasher” in section 86, also…
Dealing with a lingering injury suffered a week ago, Alabama football tackle Elijah Pritchett sat on the bench for 53 and a half minutes of gametime against USF on Saturday night. Pritchett had been battling all offseason for the starting right tackle job with redshirt freshman Wilkin Formby. Formby had seemingly held a slight edge for the job and was in line to start the opener against Western Kentucky at right tackle even before sophomore Kadyn Proctor’s injury in pre-game warmups. Pritchett stepped in at left tackle to replace Proctor. It was an uneven performance for Pritchett a week ago,…
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said the “flirting” with Max Verstappen has ended as F1 2025 driver pairing George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli are the team’s future. With Lewis Hamilton opting to leave Mercedes for Ferrari next season, Toto Wolff had made overtures to try luring Verstappen but has since confirmed his mind was always set on signing junior driver Antonelli. Knowing that he had the security of Antonelli ready to go, revealing he had decided on promoting the 17-year-old Italian from Formula 2 “five minutes” after learning Hamilton was leaving for Ferrari, Wolff made his admiration of…