Luka Jovic got the start up front for AC Milan today against Empoli but continued his trend of failing to really make a mark from minute one.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recalls, Jovic has scored four of the five goals in the league as a substitute and it is now six starts for him with only one goal, that being in the 3-1 home victory against Frosinone where he also bagged an assist.
The Serbian seems to benefit the physical decline of his opponents and after having studied a plan to hit them while sitting on the bench. In terms of scoring average though Jovic is at the top of the Rossoneri chart with a goal every 112 minutes (prior to kick-off today).
Between December and February (two months, five goals) Jovic showed that he deserves to have his contract renewed. The downside is the other months, and in the next matches the club’s orientation will become clearer.
Milan can decide to extend the agreement expiring in June until the summer of 2025. At present the chances of that happening are less than 50% as per the paper, and the fact he fired another blank today cannot have helped his cause.
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