Ante Rebic, the AC Milan's Croatian forward who had a great start to the year with a brace against Udinese and showed up in excellent form at Milanello at the beginning of the training camp, has struggled a lot over the course of the season, with few appearances and lacklustre performances when needed by Pioli on the pitch.
The 2022-23 season was supposed to be a relaunch for Ante, who had impressive performances in the 2019-20 season and showed promise, especially in terms of scoring, in the 2020-21 season. However, he fell victim to various physical problems during the championship-winning year, and this season was expected to be his breakthrough. Unfortunately, that did not happen. The two goals from the first matchday have aged poorly, and his last official goal dates back to the match against Empoli at the Castellani Stadium on October 1, 2022.
Pioli tried to find a reliable alternative to Rafael Leao when the left-winger needed rest, and he attempted to deploy Rebic as a dynamic and goal-scoring right winger, a position that Milan lacks, but it didn't work out. The results were always disappointing, even when he was played as the main striker, a role in which he had shown his best form in his stay at AC Milan so far.
It is evident that Rebic's numbers and performances this season will lead the technical staff and the sporting department to make important evaluations about him. His performances have been far from satisfactory, and there have been some attitudes on the field that give the impression of laziness or a lack of inclination to contribute to his teammates' efforts. That's why, at the end of the season and when the Champions League qualification is secured, he will also be among the profiles that could be subject to discussions between Paolo Maldini, Frederic Massara, and his agent, Fali Ramadani. Ramadani's contact information is well noted by the two directors of AC Milan, and in the coming weeks, a meeting may be scheduled to discuss Ante Rebic's future, as he is no longer of great service to the Rossoneri club.
His contract, guaranteeing a salary of 3 million euros net per year, will expire on June 30, 2025, and at this point, it could represent an unsustainable burden for a player of such low performances. It is possible that Ramadani will be instructed to bring offers in order to find a solution that satisfies everyone. Ante Rebic's future lies away from Milan, writes Milannews.it.
