Former legendary midfielder of AC Milan, Demetrio Albertini, spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport in an interview. He discussed Charles De Ketelaere who is the Rossoneri's transfer target:
"The cost is important, if they decide to invest 35 million it means that they have carefully evaluated the situation. In Pioli's 4-2-3-1 he can fill more roles: the attacking midfielder role above all. De Ketelaere is a potential champion because he is a modern player of international caliber, and because at the age of 21, he already has more experience in the Champions League than many current AC Milan players. Milan chose De Ketelaere, but he too chose the Rossoneri: he knows that the technical project is perfect for him."
Albertini continued to praise De Ketelaere:
"He is not only talented, he knows how to make himself available to the team's needs and play in many areas of the pitch. I think he has potential to join the ranks of the likes of De Bruyne, Kroos, different from each other in characteristics, but all capable of giving their best in a game of positional exchanges. It is today's football, in my time Boban was one of the few to interpret it in this way: he was incredibly modern and had extraordinary qualities, this led him to play as a midfielder, as a winger, as an attacking midfielder, always at the highest levels. Here, De Ketelaere is totally different from Boban, but he is as versatile as he was: the tactical path made by Zvone in Milan can be a model, in this sense De Ketelaere can retrace his footsteps."
Albertini on the De Ketelaere - Kakà comparison:
"Fascinating comparison. But I don't see much in common, apart from a clean face."
