MILAN (ITALPRESS) – “Santiago is a player we followed a lot, even this summer we tried, but the conditions were not there and we took other paths. We are very happy to have him with us, I leave the word to him otherwise they say I put too much pressure on the players.” Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in a good mood and shows it by showing self-deprecation on the day of the presentation of Santiago Gimenez, the Mexican striker taken from Feyenoord, at the end of a market for the Rossoneri inflamed especially in the last hours. “Yesterday was a very intense day, but always under control, I thank all the people involved because they did a great job and in the end we managed to do everything we wanted to do,” Ibra continued. “We are not satisfied with the ranking, we have strengthened the team with five exits and five entries, we are satisfied, now this team has to change the situation. It will be the field to say if we have decreased the gap with the others or not, but in my opinion the team has improved so much.” This summer’s expectations have not been met, although it is not all to be thrown away, and in the end there are abcnhe who can envy the Devil. “There has been a lack of continuity, but so far only we have won a trophy. Milan plays for results and to win,” says the senior advisor to the club’s ownership and senior management. “At the beginning of the season we believed in what we did, then it always depends on results. We are not satisfied with the situation today and we tried to change something with several market operations, we want to bring results, we won a trophy this season, but we are not satisfied, we are hungry and want to do more.” On the market, he adds, “Sottil we got him a minute and a half before closing, a stress… I thank the lawyer and the secretary because they work in the shadows and no one talks about them, they are young, they have a lot of hunger and desire, I like them.” Among the departures that made noise was Bennacer’s. “He looked for a new adventure and for me if someone has something else in mind he is already mentally out of the team,” Ibra explained. Word to Santiago Gimenez, a Mexican striker (dual citizenship, since he was born in Buenos Aires) whom Milan strongly wanted. “I dreamed of playing in the biggest clubs in Europe and now I am doing it. Now my motivation is to leave my mark on this very important team. I can promise that I will put maximum effort, I do not believe in individual players, but in the collective and I am convinced that we have a very competitive team that can win a lot,” the former Feyenoord man’s first words as a Rossoneri player. “One of the players I have always followed so much, not because he is here, but because of his history, is Zlatan Ibrahimovic himself. I feel the responsibility of being a player at this club, among my strengths are passion and strength, it is clear that I have to improve in many things, but I will work to give my best. Milan has always been a dream and a goal,” says the Mexican, who chose a jersey heavy on the club’s history. “I know that 7 was Shevchenko’s number, he was free and I also chose it because of that, plus in the Bible seven is the perfect number, choosing it was easy,” says the former Feyenoord man, proud to bring Mexico to Milan. “Every player has the responsibility to carry forward the flag of his country, for me it is a great emotion to represent Mexico in such an important club like Milan, we are a very united country and I know that I will not be alone, but that I will have all of Mexico with me, this fills me with pride.”- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS)
