The former coach Giovanni Galeone had his say on the summer signings of the Serie A clubs to the microphones of La Gazzetta dello Sport. Among these he elected Charles De Ketelaere as "the hit of the season":
"De Ketelaere has been a protégé of mine for years, not now. He is super. He can play in front, in the middle of the pitch, he knows how to score, he has a superior football intelligence. Just think that as a boy he had started playing defense. And they tell me that he is also a great tennis player and a great swimmer. In short, a natural athlete. He is the hit of the season for me . More than Lukaku and Di Maria? But yes, one is a comeback (Lukaku), and I hope for Inter that he is the same player and the other is well-known, Charles is a hit."
Giovanni Galeone concluded:
"Bravo Milan , Maldini and Ricky (Massara) who was one of my players, are working very well. In these two seasons, they have not made a hit, but five or six. To say, who knew Tomori and Kalulu? Then they gave two beers and a sandwich (meaning little money) to Messias who gave them 6 goals and two assists contributing to the Scudetto."
