Milan, straight on Xhaka: the Swiss advances in the middle. And there is the Jashari idea

Granit is the most evocative name in the world. Granite. Solid. AC Milan wants Xhaka granit because it is faithful to its name: a player who on the pitch makes himself felt for physique and personality. Igli Tare, when he was called to build the new Milan, had a clear idea: to start with the great souls of the locker room. Luka Modric was the first name: a winner at all levels, of classic elegance, Fidia with a football ball. Granit Xhaka is his tightest face. He has the same habit of attending the great stages – Bundesliga, Premier League, still Bundesliga – and a great ability to be on the pitch, lead the team and protect the defense.

the situation

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Milan on Xhaka continues to work, with decision and optimism. With granit, there is feeling. Impossible that such a player does not feel the charm of a Milan who wants to return to winning and relies on him. The theme is now convincing Leverkusen to let one of its leaders leave. Xhaka has a still long contract with the Germans, until 2028, and has no engagement for a club like Milan. The personality comes from the family. “Dad has always been a proud Kosovar,” Gardian said Granit. He manifested against the communist government in Belgrade, he was arrested, became a political prisoner. For the son, life was simpler: football at the center of everything, seven seasons at Arsenal, Leverkusen and now who knows, Serie A. To get there, the agreement between the club is missing, which Milan will try to find soon.

The mix: experts and talents

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Watch out for the general picture. Modric, Xhaka, Allegri’s phone calls to Rabiot. Milan in the middle look for experience because it is there that the games are won and the last season has given a feeling of precariousness that everyone wants to erase. However, the club has a very clear recent tradition: he focused on emerging players. With nobody it went well as with Tijjani Reijnders, the best discovery of the club in the last two years. Milan are trying to understand who can replicate that operation and on the list there are two names, two 22 -year -old boys.

Jashari (Bruges)

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Ardon Jashari plays Bruges from last summer and in Belgium he grew up vertical: many like it, he is a Swiss national team, Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund have already moved. In Belgium they say that he will end up costing 35 million and someone wrote: “For the national team it will be the designated heir of Xhaka”. A curious short circuit. In these days of break for the national teams he has played with Switzerland against Mexico and the United States. Against Americans, double assist, to reiterate the world that the condition is there and the foot … also.

Javi Guerra (Valencia)

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Javi Guerra is from 2003, he began with Villarreal but played in Valencia since 2019. True talent, which has always been very considered, convincing in the last year at the Mestalla. It costs a little less than Jashari and Milan took the first steps for him: the idea is there, to understand if it will become something more concrete. Javi Guerra is in Slovakia to play the European under 21 with Spain: the Milan players will be able to see him regularly.

So how do you do it?

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June will be a long month. The decision, it is evident, is primarily in Milan. There is to understand if the company, with the A.D. Furlani always owner of the last word, he will want to invest in two experience midfielders, considering that even in attack the idea is to focus on a guarantee name. Tare and Allegri certainly appreciate. The theme is evidently of strategy and economy and the closure of the-museh operation with Napoli would help. Milan have already given Tijjani Reijventers to the City – with the bonuses, it is likely to arrive around 65 million – and with a collection of 25 for Yunus the department entrances would rise to 90 million. Fofana and Loftus-Cheek will help but the idea here is clear: to change the soul of the team.