Samuel Chukwueze hasn’t met expectations and will need to make his presence felt in the final stretch of the season to stay put at Milan. On the other hand, the Rossoneri are wary of the peril of repeating what happened with Charles De Ketelaere, who bloomed at Atalanta, TuttoSport informed.
The winger joined later than other teammates. Christian Pulisic had already earned the starting job on the right wing at that point. He was acquired for €20M plus €8M potential add-ons. Moreover, he missed time due to a pair of muscular injuries and AFCON.
Chukwueze has played just 21 times in his first season at Milan, scoring 2 goals and assisting once. Instead, he had put up a double-double in his final campaign at Villarreal. He has started on 10 occasions for a total of 869 minutes, Sky relays.
The attacker hit the net in the Champions League in both instances. He’ll inevitably get minutes in the upcoming busy stretch. The brass is hoping for positive signals, like Noah Okafor is doing in a limited role, or there could be consequences on the transfer market.
Our Take on Milan and Chukwueze
It wouldn’t be fair to judge a player after just a season, especially if he has had so little consistency. They should have learned their lesson with youngsters from aboard. Still, De Ketelaere’s situation was different since he had been given more opportunities and was brought in by a different front office.
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