The Nerazzurri club wants to keep the Belgian striker, the deal should go through: here’s how things are.
The season of Charles De Ketelaere it was positive and allowed him to relaunch himself after a very difficult first year in Italy. With the’Atalanta was able to show the potential that al Milan he had remained hidden and his confirmation in Bergamo seems obvious.
The 23 year old Belgian scored 14 goals and 11 assists in 50 seasonal appearances, playing in a different position to the one held in Milan. The Rossoneri made a mistake by buying him to use him as an attacking midfielder in the 4-2-3-1 of Stefano Pioli. Gian Piero Gasperini he found the right position for him by deploying him as a striker, sometimes as a first striker and other times as a second striker. On certain occasions he was also used in the attacking midfield, in general we saw him more at ease in the 3-4-2-1 and 3-4-1-2. Certainly having a year of experience behind him, however negative, has helped him to be stronger and ready to face a second Italian season.
Milan-Atalanta negotiation for De Ketelaere, the will is clear
These days we are talking about the redemption of De Ketelaere by theAtalantawhich has until June 14th to exercise the purchase option stipulated with Milan. After the 3 million euro onerous loan, he would now have to pay another 23 million to buy the cardor. There are additional features in the agreement 2 million bonus and a 10% percentage on any future resale.
Even if someone is questioning his stay in Bergamo, in reality theAtalanta he intends to redeem De Ketelaere. The company and Gasperini they are very happy with him, the fans appreciate him (there are many children in the city who have his shirt). The Nerazzurri club also knows very well that with him there is the potential to make one of their classic enormous capital gains.
Also, don’t forget that both Luca and Antonio Percassi announced that Charles would stay. These are clear public words and it is unlikely that the Atalanta leaders will change their minds and back down. It is normal to still want to try to negotiate a discount or lower the percentage of the resale clause (or the opposite, perhaps lowering the redemption amount and lowering the resale), are very normal dynamics of these operations. However, Milan is not inclined to grant discounts, in turn confident of possibly being able to place CDK elsewhere at a good price after the season he played. This is why, barring sensational twists, the deal will get done in the end. In Bergamo there is great optimism and there should be no particular problems.
