Dave Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of former Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinicfrom AC Milan. The 30-year-old, who made 42 appearances for AC Milan last season - scoring six goals - completed his medical in Italy on Tuesday. Sky Italy report the deal is in the region of €15m (£13.5m) including bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 8, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 8, 2018 Strange one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan Posted August 9, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 9, 2018 just seen this flick up on SSN. Didn't know this had gone through - guessing he'll be a bit-part player to support Costa & Griezmann. Pre-empted the Vietto departure (if that's still going through?) but I'd have thought Correa would get more time over Kalinic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowabunga Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Reportedly lots of red-flags and Milan fans were eager to get rid of him. If he can adapt to limited playing time and he brings some added value in terms of headers and pure 9 nine stuff... though... well... maybe the gamble makes sense (potential to improve what Gameiro brought to the table). I won't hold my breath, though. Amazing these days teams apparently need to pay €15M up front for a reject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Really odd signing. He was anonymous for most of last season, when Milan needed a striker to set up for them. Expected his next move to be downwards and not to a club with Atlético's aspirations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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