AC Milan women’s defender Stine Hovland may be leaving the squad this summer. According to L’Équipière, the Rossoneri’s central defender is being observed by PSG.
The Parisian team is looking to strengthen their bottom line by adding it as a support to the initial trio of defenders.
While Hovland may not start all games in PSG, there are other advantages to playing for the team. To begin with, if she joined them, she would be paid a higher salary. The current wage limit for amateur players in Italy is € 30,000 per year, plus bonuses. France boasts some of the highest paid female players in the world, most of whom play for PSG rivals, Olympique Lyonnais. While Hovland may not make as much money as Amadine Henry, she will certainly be paid more than she currently is in Italy.
There is also the prospect of playing in the Champions League and the visibility that would be obtained by playing alongside Cristiane Endler, one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
In addition, Division 1 Féminine is also a professional league. Professionalism has certain advantages, such as binding contracts and pensions.
(It should be noted that AC Milan pays pensions for their women’s team, but the amount of money they would receive in benefits would be greater in France than in Italy as French teams are allowed to spend more money on their women’s teams.)
Hovland would be one of the eleven players to leave the team. It has been confirmed that midfielder Nora Heroum will also leave the AC Milan. His next destination will most likely be a team in England (Women’s Football).
In addition, Pamela Begič and Francesca Zanzi have already confirmed their departures. Midfielder Marta Carissmi also announced his retirement from football today.
Today your long career as a footballer ends: thanks Marta for these two beautiful years in the red and black and for having always honored the AC Milan shirt, making your experience available to the group. Our best wishes for your future! #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/UbrPQWkCzK
– AC Milan (@acmilan) June 30, 2020
Outgoing players will have to be replaced and AC Milan has some players in mind for them.
There is a possibility that the team could persuade Hovland to stay, and would be based on the fact that he would have had more time to play here. The argument could also be based on sentiment. An example is defender Francesca Vitale, who is said to have rejected other teams to stay with Milan because of the great affection he has received from fans.
It is hoped that a similar topic will influence Hovland to be with the team. His final decision on this will be known in a few days.
Rossonere’s letter to fans
On June 24, AC Milan Women published a joint letter that he had written to his fans. In the letter, they expressed their disappointment at the cancellation of the Women’s Serie A season. However, instead of dwelling on the disappointment, they also said that they would use this to motivate them for the coming season.
“We would have liked to take the field to achieve our goals, to make AC Milan a key player on the Italian and European scene. We have worked hard to honor our shirt, no matter what. “
“We lost the qualification for UCL because of an algorithm, a verdict that disappointed us, but we promise that it will be the lever to return stronger and more concentrated than ever. From the second week of July we will return to the Vismara Sports Center to train at best in view of the first game of the new championship, scheduled for August 22, 2020. “
Once Milan take the field again in mid-July, they will have no doubts, they will have a new look for them. The hope is that they will find the right balance between the players and become a cohesive and formidable unit.
The next Women’s Serie A season will begin on August 22nd. After having endured yet another summer of upheavals, time will tell if Milan is able to adapt to all the changes that have happened to them.
We will also see if they are able to do better and achieve their main goal, which is to make a run for the Scudetto and qualify for the next season’s Champions League edition.
