AC Milan loanees Divock Origi and Rade Krunic have both seen their current clubs at the centre of a storm in recent days which could impact their future.
As Radio Rossonera reports, it was confirmed yesterday that Nottingham Forest have been handed a four-point deduction which bumps them down a place into the relegation zone.
Origi is on a loan deal there until the end of the season and they have a €4.5m option to buy, one that they seem unlikely to trigger anyway but would surely become impossible to see utilised if they were relegated.
The penalty imposed on Nottingham Forest sparked the anger of the Club which responded with a statement to the Premier League.
“The Commission’s logic is that clubs should only invest after making a profit on the development of their players. This reasoning destroys mobility in the football pyramid and the effect of the decision will be to drastically reduce the room for maneuver for all these clubs, leading to stagnation.
“We believe that the high levels of co-operation demonstrated by the club have not been reciprocated by the Premier League.”
Origi’s return would force Milan to find a new destination for him. The most likely idea remains the United States and the MLS, with LAFC having expressed an interest in January.
Meanwhile, Krunic’s future at Fenerbahce is back in question after last Sunday’s match at Trabzonspor and the consequent decisions that the Istanbul club expects to make.
The Bosnian midfielder is on a loan deal there until June which has an obligation to buy, but there is a condition that would cause the obligation to be dropped.
The violence in the Turkish championship on the occasion of Trabzonspor-Fenerbahce, with the home fans invading the pitch en masse and attacking the visiting players, risks also having consequences on the permanence of some players in the yellow and blue.
One of these is Krunic, who could even leave the club. Fenerbahce have scheduled an extraordinary Board of Directors meeting for next April 2nd and, in response to the attack suffered, extreme measures such as withdrawing from the league will be discussion.
As mentioned, Krunic moved to Turkey in January on loan with an obligation to buy, but there is one condition for the buy-out to become mandatory: that Fenerbahce remain in the top flight.
This would cease if the club’s decision on April 2nd was to withdraw the team from the top Turkish tournament.
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