Milan has decided that will not exercise the purchase option for Sergiño Dest, on loan from the beginning of this season by Barcelona. The American player arrived in Barcelona at the hands of Ronald Koeman but Xavi decided that it was not necessary to continue with his services. Dest was loaned to Milan with a purchase option of 20 million euros. There are two arguments that lead Milan to not want to continue betting on the side. On the one hand, the high salary of the footballer that compromises the team’s salary limit and, on the other, his performance.
Sergiño Dest has generated many doubts for coach Pioli: he has played 14 games in total and only four as a starter. His last meeting was on January 24.when he started against Lazio… and they lost 4-0 in Rome.
Pioli does not count much on the player who has extensive competition. On the left is Theo and on the right are Calabria, Saelemaekers, Messias and Florenzi.
Sergiño Dest will have to return to Barcelona at the end of the season, waiting to find a solution about his future. Dest arrived at the age of 19, signed until June 2025 and had a termination clause of 400 million euros. The final price of the operation was 21 million fixed euros plus another 5 in variables. The club hopes to be able to recover the investment, so it would accept an offer for around 15 million euros.
