How refusal and hard work paved the way for Adli’s resurgence

All the noise during the summer window suggested that Yacine Adli would leave AC Milan because he wasn’t a big part of the plans, but the midfielder had other ideas.

During his column for MilanNews, Antonio Vitiello speaks about the ‘personal revenge’ that Adli is enjoying. He waited over a year and a half for his chances but he is now a trusted option for Stefano Pioli and feels a bit like a new signing.

The 2024 version of the Frenchman is really convincing, because he has learned to play with more awareness and greater conviction in what he does, as seen with his fantastic goal against Roma on Sunday night.

How could he have grown without playing? It’s difficult to improve just with training because you also need match experience, and Adli had very few chances in his first year with the Rossoneri, so much so that he was on the verge of leaving several times.

During the January transfer window last year and also the summer mercato, Adli ‘rejected any proposal’ to stay at Milan. For two windows in a row he had the opportunity to go away to play more but he always said no.

He insisted that he could make it with the Rossoneri, worked on himself and seized the opportunity, making the most of it.