The relationship between the club and the player’s representation agency, Matteo Comellini’s Sigma Sports, is not idyllic, on the contrary. But here too, no preconceptions, just very high professionalism. Those of a club that has to balance its budget and ambitions, those of an agency that wants to protect the interests of him and his protégé, those of a player who at 32 years old wants to find the best position for his natural vocation: working, WIN.
Is it possible to do it with Milan? Maybe yes, but the relationship between the player and Ettore Messina must also pass through a calm, direct and complete confrontation. There remains, as Melli himself says, a common will, which in these times is no small thing.
«At times our relationship has also been destructive, but in my opinion the thing we both want is the good of this club, of this team». They are declarations that have value, because they confirm a total understanding: sometimes we didn’t think in the same way, but we were both moved by a positive and proactive desire. Let’s indulge in it. At least this.
So let’s go back to the positions. Olimpia Milano knows it has been on the wrong path at European level for two years. It’s time to change course, bring genius and speed back to the outside, increase energy and resistance, modernize the ranks.
Is Nicolò Melli still part of that project? Absolutely yes. Alternating with Josh Nebo, in the primary role of Minister of Defense. And maintaining the role of leader on and off the field intact, especially today as Kyle Hines is approaching the exit door.
All with a revised contract. Because the years pass, because the taxes have changed. The gap between net and gross, so to speak, has opened up quite a bit.
Ettore Messina wants Nicolò Melli to stay in Olimpia Milano. He said it, the verb flies but the press put it in black and white. This must be considered a fixed point.
And we arrive at the agency, and Nicolò Melli. The player has always spoken in the first person plural, he has shouldered burdens and honors, he has represented the team in the relationship with the coach-president and with the owners.
These are facts, which must enter and be considered in the economic value of this player-asset. In short, after three years and three Scudetti, a captain of everything must be treated for what he is: the flag of Italian basketball.
The offer has existed for some time. Let’s stay at the scissors, between supply and demand the blades are distant. We’ll see if they get closer, because nothing, as mentioned, is decided. Nicolò Melli, in his confrontation with the press, was clear, he smiled through gritted teeth, however he made it clear that all of this is not simple for him. Milan, Olimpia, got into him many years ago. They never went out.
In case of “no”, what will Olimpia Milano do? He will bring Zach LeDay back to the red and white and will look for another Italian player due to regulatory constraints. Another return is possible, that of Awudu Abass. But, as mentioned, nothing has been decided. However, time is running out, next week it will already be time for the national team. Nicolò Melli will arrive there as a player for Olimpia Milano. Or as a free agent.
