AC Milan are set to reward Matteo Gabbia for his contributions since returning from loan by renewing his contract, according to a report. The decision was taken last summer to loan Gabbia out to Villarreal in order to get him more playing time, but he was recalled in January because of the injury crisis that affected the centre-back department.
AC Milan scored twice in quick succession to turn the game against Genoa at San Siro on its head, with Matteo Gabbia and Olivier Giroud each netting. Just inside the final 20 minutes, Milan did get themselves back level and it came from another rather unlikely scorer in Gabbia.
Matteo Gabbia has admitted that the manner of AC Milan’s Europa League exit to Roma is hard to take, but insists that they must bounce back in the last few games of the season.
This summer, AC Milan are largely expected to add to their defensive ranks after the issues that plagued the squad in the early stages of the season, and
Matteo Gabbia feels Tammy Abraham touched the ball with his arm inside the box, so Milan deserved a penalty kick, but insists the Rossoneri must ‘focus’ on themselves to turn it around at the Stadio Olimpico next week.
Matteo Gabbia believes that AC Milan were denied a ‘clear’ penalty towards the end of their Europa League quarter-final first leg defeat against Roma. Milan have given themselves it all to do in the return fixture as they lost the first leg 1-0 against Roma at San Siro on Thursday night.
One of the selection dilemmas that Stefano Pioli must resolve in view of tonight’s game against Roma is which centre-back pairing he will go with. According to various reports, it is currently Malick Thiaw who is ahead of Simon Kjaer in the battle to start alongside Matteo Gabbia, with Fikayo Tomori suspended and Pierre Kalulu out injured.
AC Milan are expected to keep Matteo Gabbia at the club beyond this season after his impressive return to the club during the winter transfer window. As
Matteo Gabbia is expecting a ‘difficult’ game against Fiorentina, but believes that AC Milan used the international break in the best way possible. Milan
AC Milan are preparing to offer defender Matteo Gabbia a new contract with the club after his impressive form since returning from a loan spell at Villarreal.
In the leadup to the January window, AC Milan seemed destined to sign a new central defender, given the amount of injuries in the position. However, instead
AC Milan are no longer interested in two free transfers that could have arrived from the Premier League to bolster the defence, according to a report. Milan were linked with a number of different centre-backs during the winter mercato and in the end Matteo Gabbia – who returned from his loan at Villarreal – was the only ‘addition’.
It has been a strange season for Matteo Gabbia so far, who now finds himself as an immovable starter at AC Milan after being told that he could leave a few months ago.
Ahead of the clash between AC Milan and Atalanta tomorrow, Stefano Pioli was asked about the recent performances of Matteo Gabbia during his presser. The manager only had good things to say about the academy product, as you would expect. Gabbia returned from his loan at Villarreal in January and has since been a key player for the Rossoneri.
Defender Matteo Gabbia believes that AC Milan can go all the way in the Europa League, and responded to the notion that the team are too careless in the defensive phase.
A new name has emerged on AC Milan’s radar as they look for a central defender ahead of the summer transfer window in Zeno Debast, according to a report.
AC Milan defender Matteo Gabbia had a bit of a disagreement with Alessandro Costacurta and his assessment of last night’s 4-2 defeat to Monza during an interview live on Sky.
Following the disappointing defeat against Monza, Matteo Gabbia spoke to the media and shared his thoughts on the matter. AC Milan had the chance to go
Judgements often eventuate prematurely in the early stages whereby first impressions persuade fans and pundits. At Milan, that narrative has been constant
Matteo Gabbia has been crucial for AC Milan since his early return from Villarreal in January, performing at a very high level. This has obviously not gone unnoticed by the management, with a renewal now in the works. Ahead of the current season, Milan decided to send Gabbia to Villarreal on a season-long loan.
Matteo Gabbia admits ex-Napoli centre-back Raul Albiol helped him at Villarreal: ‘I had to learn new things.’ Gabbia returned to Milan from his loan spell at Villarreal in the January transfer window to solve the Rossoneri’s injury crisis in defence.
Both Matteo Gabbia and Marten de Roon were forced off after a nasty clash of heads during the Coppa Italia quarter-final between Milan and Atalanta. The pair collided heavily at the back post as they both went for the Charles De Ketelaere knockdown.
As widely expected, Milan are about to complete the first deal to replenish their defense, recalling Matteo Gabbia early from a loan spell at Villarreal.
Milan-owned defender Matteo Gabbia was stretchered off and seemed to lose consciousness after a worrying accident during Villarreal’s Europa League match with Rennes.
Matteo Gabbia is delighted with his move to Villarreal. The defender has joined Villarreal on-loan from AC Milan. Gabbia said: I am very happy, I want to thank the president of the club for the opportunity and the trust.
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