Italian A-series football club “AC Milan” has attracted 34-year-old Mario Manchukichi to its ranks, the unit announced on Wednesday. There is already one veteran at the peak of the Milan club’s attack – 39-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovich, but he has been invited to help Manchukich.
AC Milan said in a statement that a contract with the footballer has been signed before the end of this season, but later the two sides have the opportunity to extend the cooperation for another season. Manchukich played for the Qatari club Al-Duhail last season, with which he was crowned national champion. Previously, from 2015 to 2019, he helped Turin’s Juventus win four victories in Italy’s A-Series. Manchukich is known to play # 9 in Milan.
During his career, the Croatian with Munich’s Bayern triumphed in the UEFA Champions League in 2013, but four years later he scored Juventus’ only goal in the final match with Madrid’s Real, which was 4: 1. AC Milan last won the A-Series a decade ago. In February, the Milanese will also play in Belgrade’s “Crvena zvezda” in the first round of the UEFA European League playoffs.
The Milan team has scored 43 points in 18 games and takes first place in the A series, while the closest successor, Milan’s Inter, is three points less.
