Rafael Leao, Milan – IPA Photo
Marco too van Basten present today at the presentation of the latest book written by Peppe Di Stefano and Carlo Pellegatti entitled “There is only one President. Silvio Berlusconi, portrait of a dreamer”. Speaking to Sky Sport, the former Dutch striker declared: “Silvio was a great President, he was unique. When we won the Champions League against Barcelona we had made his dream come true, it was a huge celebration. He was used to always being there at Milanello, he talked about everything and always with the team, he was very good at convincing and helping us, he had the possibility of buying strong players and we won also for this reason“.
On Zirkzee and his possible arrival at Milan, van Basten he has declared: “AND a good player, young and who can still demonstrate a lot but I don’t know if he alone will be enough, more is needed. If you see my Milan we had a strong team with many players put together: Baresi, Maldini, Gullit and all the others, but if you only have 1-2 top players it’s not enough“. The Dutchman denied his possible return to the Rossoneri as manager: “No, that’s in the past, football is history for me now“. Finally, some advice to Leao: “He has to continue like this, he does good things and he just has to continue and play many great games to make a difference, he has the potential to become a phenomenon“.
