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Giampaolo discusses future of Suso, Donnarumma and Praet move
By Oliver Fisher - July 9, 2019

Marco Giampaolo has hinted that Suso could stay at AC Milan into next season, while it seems Gianluigi Donnarumma will be at the club too.

Giampaolo was officially unveiled as the new Rossoneri head coach in a press conference on Monday afternoon, and the media wasted no time in asking him difficult questions.

The former Sampdoria boss was asked about the future of Suso – which at the moment appears uncertain – while Donnarumma’s name was also on the agenda despite the fact he is almost certain to stay.


“Suso’s a quality player and I really like players with quality,” Giampaolo told reporters.

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“He can do almost anything. I won’t focus on our formation but rather on which players can form part of our squad.

“Donnarumma’s a very good player. I don’t often ask for shirts from my opponents, but during my first season with Samp I asked for his.”

Giampaolo was also asked about the idea of signing Dennis Praet, plus how he plans to use Andre Silva and Patrick Cutrone next season.

“I rate Praet, but I don’t know if he‘ll come because we’re covered in his position. I don’t know what’ll happen in the future.

“They [Silva and Cutrone] are different players in terms of characteristics, and I have to assess them. They’re certainly good players and I have to understand who is more suited.”

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Giampaolo's staff:

Francesco Conti - Assistant Coach
Samuele Melotto - Fitness Coach
Stefano Rapetti - Fitness Coach
Salvatore Foti - Assistant
Fabio Micarelli - Assistant
Daniele Bonera - Assistant
Luigi Turci - Goalkeeping Coach
Emiliano Betti - Assistant Goalkeeping Coach

Maldini, Boban and Massara are at Milanello. They had lunch with Giampaolo and the squad [MilanNews]

Giampaolo to Milan TV: "Milanello is an extraordinary place. We want to build a team as competitive as possible"

Before considering selling Donnarumma Milan will try to sell other players in the team. The club needs to sell in order to reorganize the balance sheet and lower the total salary of the team [Di Stefano, Sky]

Caldara to @MilanTV:

"I'm doing well. I'm happy to return after a month and a half of therapy in Rome. I can't wait to be back at the disposal of the team".

Andre Silva to @MilanTV:

"I'm doing well and I'm happy to return to Milanello and meet with so many teammates. I want to meet with the coach and speak about how this season is going to be".

Bonaventura, Caldara and Krunic did not train today.

Krunic is going through a personalized program as he finished the season with a physical problem.

🗣️ @SamuCastillejo :

"It was a nice vacation with family and friends and now we want to come back. Theo Hernandez? We've known each other for a while, he's a great player and a great person. He comes here with great desire to bring good things to the team,"

Boban: "Donnarumma will stay at Milan for now".

[via @AntoVitiello]

Boban: "I'm happy to be back and see these colours again. The emotions are strong but now I'm 50 years old so I won't cry. Thinking about what was created here and what we won at San Siro which is a very special place to me. I'm happy to see everyone again."

Di Marzio confirms inquiries have been made for Castillejo and Laxalt, but Milan are in no hurry to sell or make decisions.

Boban: "Now there is a certain stability with the current ownership. There is much talk about a non-ambitious management but that's not true. Milan cannot be not ambitious."

Boban: “For the moment Gigio [Donnarumma] will stay. Big signing? I cannot say, I would ruin the transfer market, but functional players will arrive. It has to be a Milan of the highest quality.”

Boban: "Unfortunately there are restrictions, on the prices to pay. It's up to us to be good and progress in short time. It is up to us to demonstrate our ability to make Milan return to compete on the highest levels. We will do our best."

Ronaldinho - " *when I arrived in Milan I found strange things that are difficult to explain; for example, the maldini family alone has 7 titles in the champions league! ".*

Son Paolo Maldini 5 titles and
Father Cesare Maldini 2 titles. 🖤❤

AC Milan have two priorities for now: a centre back and a central midfielder. “A top signing? We’ll try.” The Rossoneri executives make it clear that at least one top level signing will be made this summer and many clues point to the midfield. The casting is very open and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, a couple of candidates are currently secret names.

However, the number one track, that is, the one that leads to Dani Ceballos, 22-year-old talent of Real Madrid (34 presences and 3 goals this season), undisputed leader of Spain Under-21 champion of Europe is not a mystery.

A fascinating, convincing but at the same time very complicated hypothesis. The midfielder will leave Madrid this summer and of course he would prefer to join a club that will play in Champions League. Tottenham and Arsenal remain very interest in his services. At this point AC Milan must quickly exploit all the prestige and history of the Red and Black Devil, putting on the table also a concrete project that can “involve” one of the best talents at international level.

In this sense the face and words of Paolo Maldini and Boban could make the difference. According to reports we are in the decisive 10 days. It is indeed difficult for Ceballos to wait too long before the final choice. “We are not ambitious? It is not true – Boban said – we must invest well in order to build. This is the biggest challenge of my life”.

Then there is great urgency in defence. Coach Marco Giampaolo currently has only Romagnoli and Musacchio available as centre back, with Caldara not returning before November. The name of Dejan Lovren, 30-year-old Croatian international of Liverpool, remains alive while German Pezzella is the new alternative.

AC Milan have two priorities for now: a centre back and a central midfielder. “A top signing? We’ll try.” The Rossoneri executives make it clear that at least one top level signing will be made this summer and many clues point to the midfield. The casting is very open and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, a couple of candidates are currently secret names.

However, the number one track, that is, the one that leads to Dani Ceballos, 22-year-old talent of Real Madrid (34 presences and 3 goals this season), undisputed leader of Spain Under-21 champion of Europe is not a mystery.

A fascinating, convincing but at the same time very complicated hypothesis. The midfielder will leave Madrid this summer and of course he would prefer to join a club that will play in Champions League. Tottenham and Arsenal remain very interest in his services. At this point AC Milan must quickly exploit all the prestige and history of the Red and Black Devil, putting on the table also a concrete project that can “involve” one of the best talents at international level.

In this sense the face and words of Paolo Maldini and Boban could make the difference. According to reports we are in the decisive 10 days. It is indeed difficult for Ceballos to wait too long before the final choice. “We are not ambitious? It is not true – Boban said – we must invest well in order to build. This is the biggest challenge of my life”.

Then there is great urgency in defence. Coach Marco Giampaolo currently has only Romagnoli and Musacchio available as centre back, with Caldara not returning before November. The name of Dejan Lovren, 30-year-old Croatian international of Liverpool, remains alive while German Pezzella is the new alternative.