Kojak
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I think Elliot's intentions will be clearer after the Kessie saga is over. Losing one of our best players before he has even hit his prime would be an extremely bad sign. We already lost Donnarumma, which was not great but not the end of the world, while on the other hand Hakan was crap and Romagnoli is not a "must renew" as he is not a crucial player so that was/would be ok. but losing Kessie would be a significant clue that they have no intention of bringing Milan back to the top of Europe.
The final verdict will come once Theo, Leao, Bennacer and co. are due for an extension, if they are not payed what they are worth, it will be a final confirmation that Elliot treat us as a Red Bull Milan (without the sales ). Whether for long term or until a rich buyer comes will remain to be seen.
I?m now starting to believe that the salaries offered to both Donna + Ibra were anomalies as Donna was previously earning 6m so we couldn?t exactly lowball him whereas Ibra brings a wealth of experience and guarantees goals. Also, we never paid a transfer fee for either player. These two anomalies aside, the highest salary MMM have ever given a new signing is 3.5m (Rebic+Giroud) whereas Hakan was offered 4m to renew. Therefore, I?m inclined to believe Kessie?s agent and think that we offered him 4m max which is far too low given his potential and the season he?s just had.
I doubt that MMM will change this policy anytime soon so we can forget about holding onto our most prized assets once the bigger clubs come sniffing around. However, like you say, we?ll know for sure this summer when MMM will be forced to deal with Benny, Theo + Leao?s renewals before cashing in.
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