Pellegatti sceptical regarding Milan’s summer investment: “If I sell for 40, I buy for 40”

Journalist Carlo Pellegatti has expressed concern about AC Milan’s strategy of reinvesting (or not reinvesting) all the money from sales.

With Malick Thiaw expected to join Newcastle United in a €40m operation, Sky are among the sources to report that Milan’s proceeds would go above €150m for the summer. The other big exits were Tijjani Reijnders (€55m, to Manchester City) and Theo Hernandez (€25m, to Al-Hilal).

However, at the moment Milan have only spent less than half what they have received. This percentage will increase with the signings still to come, but more departures could be completed as well, like that of Yunus Musah to Nottingham Forest.

In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Pellegatti reacted to the news that Milan have sealed a €20m deal for Koni De Winter to replace Thiaw, of which an excerpt can be seen below.

“It’s not my fault if we didn’t make it to the Champions League, we can’t just sell everyone because we need money, and besides, a lot of players have arrived.

“If I sell for 40 [million euros], I buy for 40, not for 20. When you bring in 20, you look for someone worth 10, that’s not right.”

Clamoroso sfogo di Pellegatti contro proprietà e dirigenza. «Non è colpa mia se non siamo andati in Champions, mica possiamo venderli tutti perché servono soldi, poi sono arrivati tanti. Se vendo a 40 compro a 40 non a 20. Quando si porta 20 si cerca quello da 10, non va bene» pic.twitter.com/dA8yvDyu7B

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