Alberto Aquilani

MILAN LINING UP FORMER PLAYER AS POSSIBLE NEW PRIMAVERA COACH

A new name has emerged to potentially take over as the head coach of Milan’s Primavera side in former Rossoneri midfielder Alberto Aquilani. Calciomercato.com report how the Milan leadership are looking for the right coach to entrust a talented group of players with after the sacking of Giunti and after a difficult season where the relegation play-offs were only avoided thanks to a win against Genoa in the final round.

With 3 consecutive Coppa Italia Primavera titles and an Primavera Super Cup to his name with Fiorentina, Aquilani is building a reputation as a bright young coach. For the moment it is only an idea, but the former Roma and Liverpool midfielder is admired because of the way the young Viola players are expressing themselves. Continue reading

AQUILANI URGES MBAPPE TO NOT JOIN REAL MADRID

Although it may seem very hard to convince Mbappe against the idea of signing for Real Madrid this summer, former Liverpool star Alberto Aquilani has decided to try. Aquilani and Micah Richards spoke about Kylian Mbappe’s future after Paris Saint-Germain were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid Micah Richards has urged Kylian Mbappe to join Liverpool or Manchester City instead of moving to Real Madrid in the summer – but Thierry Henry disagrees.

Mbappe has been in sensational form this season, scoring 25 goals and registering 17 assists in 35 games for Paris Saint-Germain. The forward has been consistently linked with a move to Liverpool but looked to be on the verge of signing for Real Madrid last summer. Real, it is claimed, failed with three bids for the World Cup winner, who is out of contract on June 30, and is currently free to agree a pre-contract agreement with clubs outside of France. Continue reading

AQUILANI: AS ROMA CAREER EXAMINED

Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani had offers from the London duo of Arsenal and Chelsea at the age of 17, but he turned down those offers to continue his development with the Roma youth team.

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Alberto Aquilani was given his Italian Serie A debut by then Roma manager Fabio Capello at the age of 18. He played his first game in the Italian Serie A against Torino on May 10, 2002. Aquilani was able to celebrate victory on the occasion of his firstSerie A game thanks to the 3-1 win over Torino. In a bid for the midfielder to gain first team experience, Aquilani was loaned to Serie B side Triestina for the 2003/04 season. He then broke into the AS Roma starting XI on his return to the capital club for the 2004/05 season.
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AQUILANI SAYS LIVERPOOL NEED TO START STRONG AGAINST MILAN

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Liverpool will begin their UEFA Champions League campaign this season against Italian Serie A giants AC Milan and they would need to record a strong start against their rivals of they want to Ave any chance of making a huge statement in the competition. The Liverpool VS AC Milan fixture is a replay of the gigantic clash between the two sides in the 2005 final.

For Liverpool, it is a chance to get the first three points of their European campaign and sit atop of their group and then returning to domestic duties at the weekend. While it is also the same situation for Milan, Liverpool, however, have been tagged as the favorites to win the clash on Wednesday night. Continue reading

AQUILANI HAILS PEDRI’S ‘REMARKABLE’ DEVELOPMENT AT BARCA

Barcelona’s wonderkid Pedri has been getting a lot of attention from a lot of former players for his splendid performances both for his club and country and it does not look like those praises will be stopping anytime soon. The young midfielder was handed his debut by manager Ronald Koeman last season and he took his chance confidently, ensuring that he deserved being played consecutively in the La Liga last season. His impressive performances did not go unnoticed as he eventually earned himself a call-up to the Spain national team by head coach Luis Enrique as he was asked to join up with the squad for their Euros campaign.

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Following his call-up to the Spain squad, a lot of people expected him to play little or no role in Spain’s tournament but the reverse was the case. He was again given the opportunity to perform on the big stage and the 18-year-old once again did not disappoint. He anchored the Spain midfield when he was on the pitch and played with a lot of confidence as though he was already 25. He was one of the best young players at the Euros and it followed up on the scintillating season he had at Barca last season.
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AQUILANI: LIVERPOOL WILL BE A BETTER SIDE NEXT SEASON

The 2020-21 English Premier League season has finally come to an end and fans can finally start looking forward to the next football campaign. However, before then, they would first continue to follow the transfer activities of their respective clubs as the summer transfer window continues to draw nearer. Liverpool fans will especially finally have the rest of their mind knowing that their club eventually qualified for next season’s UEFA Champions League group stages even though they would not have believed it would happen in the middle of the season.

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The Reds have now secured themselves a huge lifeline in their bid to attract top players to their club after finishing as one of the best four teams in the division. There have been talks about Liverpool being linked to a couple of top stars in the summer as they wish to abolish the memories of this season where they had a lot of injury concerns with some of their star players. They are now ready to sign more top players who would provide cover for the first-team stars in case they experience more injury-hit situations in the future.
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