The exclusion of Jens Petter Hauge from AC Milan's UEFA list made a bit of "noise" among the fans. The player will not be able to take the field in the Europa League, where he had performed well in the group stage as he scored goals and provided an assist in his 5 appearances there.
Stefano Pioli was sorry to leave him out, because the Europa League competition helps young people to mature. The Norwegian understood the decision and will try to be useful in the league.
Milan believes in Hauge and this is also demonstrated by the fact that in the last window of the transfer market all offers received were refused.
La Gazzetta dello Sport explains that Hauge has known for days that he could be off the UEFA list, for bureaucratic rather than technical reasons. There was a maximum of foreign players to enrol. AC Milan, by selling Andrea Conti, lost one grown in Italy and therefore the number of players eligible for list A dropped from 23 to 22.
Then compared to other foreigners, a technical choice was also made on Hauge. There was the arrival of Mario Mandzukic, who can play as a striker and also as a left winger. Pioli also preferred to have an extra midfielder like Soualiho Meite, who arrived from Torino in the recent window of the transfer market.
However, the coach appreciates Hauge very much, even if his last appearances with the Rossoneri have not been exciting. But it must be said that the Norwegian talent had started the season with Bodo/Glimt well before the start of Serie A. In the Rossoneri environment, there is maximum confidence in the talented winger. He is considered a potential future champion.
