He came, he saw and disappointed everyone in the red and black part of Milan. If Paolo Maldini had stayed, maybe Charles De Ketelaere would have had another chance to prove himself at AC Milan – the way things stand at the moment, he will leave as one of the worst signings in the recent history of the famous club.The Rossoneri have agreed with Atalanta on the details of the cooperation, which includes the move of the Belgian to Bergamo, so that under the command of Gian Piero Gasperini, he can revive his career, which, after arriving in Italy, went astray. Because, only one set up and no (!) goals scored by a guy who was considered a great talent when he arrived from Club Brugge are a disappointment.##NAJAVA_MECA_7409832##Milan agreed to temporarily renounce such an expensive and unprofitable (in the sporting sense) investment. De Ketelaere will spend the next season in Atalanta as a loan player, for which La Dea will pay 3,000,000 euros. Next summer, depending on whether they are satisfied with the offensive midfielder’s performance, they will have the option to buy him at a price of 23,000,000 euros. Even if that happens, it will not cover Milan’s investment, because they transferred 35,500,000 euros to Club Brugge’s account, expecting the guy to shine. And he did not do that.Charles agreed to change the environment and has already coming back from the United States of America, where AC Milan had their pre-season, in order to complete the deal in the company of his agent. In the meantime, the clubs are expected to remove the last point of contention, because Milan insisted on inserting a return clause in the contract, i.e. the price at which they could return him to the San Siro sometime in the future, if it happens that De Ketelaere first shines in Bergamo and then becomes the permanent property of Atalanta. The Goddess does not agree to that, and since it is in Milan’s interest to get rid of the failed investment, she will agree to this scenario as well.Direct contacts took place between the Gasperini and De Ketelaere.The player is moving closer to saying yes to Atalanta. Agreement reached between the two clubs for the loan for €3M+option to buy for €23M+10% future resale percentage in Milan’s favour[@MatteMoretto] pic.twitter.com/rb2LSwb2RP— Milan Eye (@MilanEye) August 4, 2023 Thus, Atalanta will win the race in which Olympiacos, Aston Villa, Sociedad, Marseille and PSV all participated, and Charles de Ketelaere will have a new chance to shine, where the pressure is not as great as in the camp of the seven-time European champion.
