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AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso has dropped Gonzalo Higuain for Monday’s Serie A game against Genoa saying the Argentine forward was “not mentally ready to do battle” as a transfer to Chelsea looms. Gattuso insisted that “nothing has been decided yet” concerning the transfer but all the talk has unsettled the 31-year-old Argentine and the team. “I’ll be honest with you, …

AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain has “agreed terms” and is set for an imminent move to Premier League club Chelsea, Italian sports daily Gazzetta Dello Sport reported on Wednesday. Higuain joined Milan on a season-long loan from Juventus in July with an option to make the deal permanent, but he has struggled to settle at San Siro, scoring eight goals …

Celtic forward Timothy Weah says he will have no problem shouldering the weight of the famous name adorning the back of his new shirt. The 18-year-old’s father George, now the president of Liberia, shot to fame with AC Milan during the 1990s, helping the Rossoneri lift two Serie A titles while claiming the 1995 Ballon d’Or. But Timothy Weah, who …

Captain Mauro Icardi struck a dramatic injury-time winner as Inter Milan stunned AC Milan 1-0 in the derby at the San Siro to retake third place in Serie A on Sunday. The Argentinian pounced on a mistake by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to nod home in the second minute of added time after an otherwise forgettable match, leaving Gennaro Gattuso’s Milan …

AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain said on Thursday he was not bitter despite being “kicked out” by Juventus after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival last summer. Juventus signed Higuain from Napoli for 90 million euros ($103 million) in 2016, but after the surprise arrival of Ronaldo from Real Madrid for 100 million euros ($115m) this summer, the Italian giants could not …

AC Milan have reached agreement to sign rising Brazilian star Lucas Paqueta with Swedish veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic a possibility to return to Italy, club sporting director Leonardo said on Thursday. The Serie A giants are reported to have agreed a 35 million euro ($40.4 million) deal with Flamengo – the club Paqueta joined as a ten-year-old – in what would …

Arsenal Chief-Executive Ivan Gazidis has resigned from his post in order to take up the same job title at Italian giants AC Milan from 31 October. It has been reported that Gazidis has been offered a £1 million rise on his £2.6 million salary to take up the new role, as well as being entitled to a share in the …

Former Italy defender Paolo Maldini, who spent his entire 25-year playing career at AC Milan, is returning to the club as their sporting strategy and development director. The appointment of the 50-year-old Maldini in the new role is part of Milan’s attempt to restore the club to past glories having finished no higher than sixth in Serie A since 2013. …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday overturned a European ban imposed on AC Milan for violating UEFA’s financial fair play rules, calling the punishment “not proportionate.” UEFA had originally banned Milan from playing in next season’s Europa League  – as part of a ruling stating that they were banned from entering European competition in one of the next …

​Marouane Fellaini's days at Manchester United look to be numbered.

AC Milan managing director Marco Fassone said Tuesday he felt “surprise and bitterness” that UEFA had refused to offer a settlement agreement to the Italian club for violating Financial Fair Play rules, as the club could now be excluded from Europe. The Serie A club face UEFA sanctions after their request for a settlement agreement was rejected by European football’s …

Marouane Fellaini's Manchester United career could be coming to a close.

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