Revealed: AC Milan refused to sign Atletico's Gimenez for a bargain price 6 years ago

21 feb 2019

Jose Maria Gimenez scored Atletico Madrid's opening goal yesterday in the first league of the Champions League last 16 between his team and Juventus. The 24-year-old centre-back is one of the most important player's of Simeone's team and has built a reputation of a real pillar of the team's defence since his arrival in 2013. However, his career could have gone a different way.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport's Nicolo Schira, in the summer of 2013 Gimenez was offered to AC Milan at a price of 1.5 million dollars but the signing was refused by the sporting director of the Rossoneri at that time Rocco Maiorino. After a few weeks, the Uruguayan was signed by Atletico Madrid for 3 million euros.