AC Milan right-back, Alessandro Florenzi, who was signed permanently this summer from AS Roma after a positive loan spell at the San Siro, granted an interview to the microphones of La Gazzetta dello Sport, as relayed by Milannews.it:
“Milan trusted me when few would. I have to thank above all Ricky Massara, who already knew me, but I hope Paolo liked me too. And then Milan had already looked for me. In January 2020, Boban looked for me, he called me: ‘Aren’t you going to change planes?’ (from Valencia) and also Massara: ‘Ricky, I love you, but I gave a word. If it has to be, it will be’, then it happened. I know I’m doing Inter a wrong but Juve have strengthened more. Di Maria is the strongest I’ve ever played with on my flank. If they are the favourites? That doesn’t bother me, but it will bother me if they lift the trophy in June.”
Florenzi on the group:
“Calabria? A captain who makes himself available and listens. A balanced person, who speaks at the right moment. However, there are many captains here, Ibra, Kjaer, myself, even Maignan… The coach told us a sentence: ‘Success changes people.’ We must make sure it does not happen to us. The coach is very good at this. The magic of the Scudetto is still there, but it needs to be nurtured. Otherwise it goes out.”
Florenzi on Rafael Leao:
“Rafa has to take a step at the level of his head, but not because he doesn’t have it. I’m talking about something else, the desire to stay in the game, not to dribble by force. In him, I see Mbappé again but with one difference: Kylian is never wrong in front of goal.”
