Milan: Milan will retain Salmacoles in the new season, he is a versatile player Allegri appreciates

According to the "Milan Sports Daily", Milan decided to retain Salmacoles next season because coach Allegri appreciates him as versatile.

25-year-old Salmacoles is a Belgian international. He joined Milan in January 2020 and won the Serie A championship in the 2021-22 season with the team. But Salmacoles has been loaned to Milan in the past two seasons. In the 2023-24 season, he played 32 times, scoring 4 goals and assisting 3 times. Bologna was originally planning to buy out him, but coach Mota's departure caused Bologna to change his mind and did not exercise his buyout right.

Last season, Salmacoles was loaned to Roma, making 32 appearances, scoring 7 goals and assisting 7 times. Rome hopes to keep him, but this time there is no buyout clause in Salmarcoles' loan contract, and Milan asks for more than 20 million euros, which Rome believes is too high. "Milan Sports" said that Milan is preparing to retain Salmacoles and let him play with the team for next season.

Milan has performed poorly in the two winger positions except Pulisic and Leo, and other winger players such as Chukueze, Okafor, and Sotil. Milan even sometimes arranges Mousa to play as a guest player as a winger. Salmacoles' breakthrough ability and passing ability at the winger position are exactly what Milan needs.

As Walker left the team after loan this summer, Emerson and Florentzi will also leave Milan, so Allegri was preparing to arrange for Salmacoles to play on the right wingback position at the beginning. In fact, when Milan first signed Salmarcoles in 2020, he was preparing to let him play as a right-back, but then the player gradually moved forward and became a winger.

Salemacors has played in Bologna with the right winger, left winger, front midfielder and other positions, and in Roma with the right wingback, left winger, second forward. "Milan Sports" pointed out that Milan's new coach Allegri admires a versatile player like Salmacoles and believes that players like him are very useful to the team. Milan will start pre-season training on July 4, and Salmacoles will undergo a live inspection by Allegri.