The ex-Marseillais found a smile with Milan Ac Avnat the shock against Juventus Turin on Sunday.
Sixteen months after his departure, Adrien Rabiot found Juventus Turin, his club between 2019 and 2024, Sunday (8:45 pm) for the shock of the 6th day of the Italian championship that the French international approaches with AC Milan as the leader of Serie A. When it was necessary to find a door to exit to the OM which dismissed it at the end of August after a violent fight with a teammate, Rabiot, Turned towards the one he considers more than a coach, almost as a father.
Arrived at the controls of AC Milan a few weeks earlier, Massimiliano Allegri, which remained in regular contacts with Rabiot, siege its leaders to obtain its transfer. The operation, estimated at seven million euros for a three -year contract, was completed just before the end of the summer transfer window. And since then, AC Milan, his coach and his tifosi have only had to congratulate himself on the unexpected arrival of the vice-world champion 2022.
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It’s very simple, with Rabiot, the Milan chained four wins in a row in the league, by hosting a single goal, and its association in the inter-game with the Croatian magician Luka Modric sparks. “Milan has a determination and a state of mind that we have rarely seen last season: it comes from its strongest and most charismatic players, Modric and Rabiot, these are examples for teammates, they vibrate the tifosi”admired the former coach of the Rossonero club, Fabio Capello.
“Playing with Luka is easy,” said Rabiot on the Dazn platform. I do not know how he runs 90 minutes at his age, he likes the ball, football, he has fun defending, throwing himself on the balloons, it was the state of mind of this team ”.
“Five very beautiful years”
The agreement between Rabiot and Modric, sublimated by the excellent start to the season of Christian Pulisic (four goals) led AC Milan to the top of Serie A, equal points with Naples and AS Rome.
“I know the +Mister +well, its staff, it facilitated my integration. I arrived with humility, working every day to give an example and train the team in my wake ”advanced the new N.12 of Milan.
“I am happy to be back in Serie A, it will be moving for me to find Juve, I spent five very good years there”he assured.
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The former Parisian has played 157 Serie A (18 goals) matches in the Bianconero jersey. First trained by Maurizio Sarri, then Andrea Pirlo, Rabiot took another dimension when Allegri, already in office between 2014 and 2019, returned to Turin in 2021.
His record was stuck “what” of an Italian Cup (2024), but Juve was during the post-Cavid period prey to serious financial problems which notably deprived it of European competitions in 2023-24.
If Rabiot, who became one of the team captains in his last season, has long hoped to prolong, the “Old lady” Finally renounced due to the salary claims of French.
The «Duc» Then surprised his world by joining OM, before leaving for a hurry and bouncing at AC Milan with Allegri. Unsurprisingly, or no mood for his old club.
“I am really happy to find the stadium (from Juve) by being the leader of the Italian championship, it will be a beautiful match, I hope of course to win it”he warned.
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