Milan news: Mirabelli reveals why Rossoneri didn’t sign Aubameyang
“Even the Juventus of Marotta and Paratici served more than one market to do what they did. The purchase of Bonucci can not be considered a flop. He was convinced to come to Milan when I contacted him, I do not know what happened after I left, he was not good at Juve and we took the opportunity. Giving him the captain's armband was a mistake, there were other players ahead of him. André Silva? Will bring a major gain in the coffers of Milan, the club was rejuvenated and rebuilt and we have worked in this direction taking perspective players. I think there are players who can be an important basis for the future, I am sorry that Silva has not stayed because I am sure that it will have an important future.
“Why did not I get Aubameyang? The first choice of Montella was Kalinic . The relationship with Aubameyang has been known for years, we have seen each other several times and he was my only target for the attack even though Dortmund was demanding so much. While I was working to take him to Milan, I also had to listen to the requests of the technician who considered Kalinic as the first choice. It was a difficult negotiation for the Gabonese and other talks took place that then led to the team we built without leaving anything to pay because that property paid everything we had to. We were dealing 4 attackers who were Benzema, Morata, Higuain and Immobile.
“CR7? It was an operation that had come to mind and underneath we talked about it with Jorge Mendes. We knew that he could have problems with Real, we also talked about engagement and we did everything , but then the Chinese property blocked everything because it was not sustainable. With the ownership of today, CR7 would have joined the Rossoneri.”
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