Speaking exclusively with BOYLE Sports , Italy and AC Milan icon Massimo Ambrosini has given his perspective on which stars could be the to make the move to the MLS including the futures of fellow compatriots Chiellini and Chiesa.
Ambrosini has also given his verdict on the latest offside trial in Canada , whether Scott McTominay will retire in Naples , where is next for Cesc Fabregas and the connection between his former club AC Milan and Brazilian Footballers .
MLS
Giorgio Chiellini
If you go to MLS at the age that Giorgio went there, it's, of course, a life decision. You decide to have another experience, of course, as a player, but as a man with your family. I know he has two daughters. So, the opportunity to go, of course, to face a new league, with the ambition to win, because he won the title. However, when you take this decision, you want to live the experience apart from playing.
Of course, it helped him even to see a new way of making football to increase his knowledge. Right now, he works for Juventus , and the experience in LA helped him a lot.
Federico Chiesa
Could Federico Chiesa go to MLS ? It depends. With all due respect, if you want to play football at some level, you will not pick MLS . Okay, you know, if you have the opportunity to stay here in Europe , even for you, it could be better. If you want to, like I said for Maldini , if you want to prove a life experience, okay, it's gonna be a very good option.
Cristiano Ronaldo
I don't think it's going to be easy for him. Moving Cristiano is like moving a planet. Not easy. Only David Beckham could convince Leo to go to MLS. It would take something as big for Cristiano to go there.
Casemiro
Last season, watching Casemiro , everybody could see he was almost done. But right now, he has changed everything. He is still an important player. As we said before, I don't want to be repetitive, but I think for him, maybe it's the moment to find a new experience. Because his salary is very high. I don't know if I would spend a lot of money on him if I were a European club. Let's see.
Offside Trial
Offside Trial
The new offside rule is going to move the problem. I mean, if you have problems about a centimetre or a millimetre, one behind the other, you will move the problem maybe a meter ahead. But the problem of the centimetre is going to be the same. What is going to change is the way of defending. If I were a defender, I would never take a step forward to leave you behind me.
Everybody would defend differently. It's something that will change the way of defending, not just the role. I would stay like this. Not for me. But you know, if I talk with people in Italy , I find it's 50-50. If you want to watch more goals scored, of course, this is the way. But I don't like it.
Serie A
Will McTominay Retire In Naples?
If Scott McTominay wants a lifetime contract at Napoli , he would get one. We know how passionate Napoli fans are and how important his image is for Napoli . Right now, if he wants, of course, Napoli would sign him for the next 10 years.
Napoli is a very, very, very good city. But maybe it's not easy to stay for a number of years. Napoli should be very happy to have a player like him right now. His future depends on even what Napoli wants to do with Antonio Conte . He has one more year on his contract. If Conte remains at Napoli , Scott will remain in Naples , 100%.
Cesc The Next Great Coach?
Last year, Inter Milan wanted Cesc Fabregas to replace Simone Inzaghi , but they didn't reach an agreement. Of course, Fabregas is likely to have a great career. I don't know if it will be in Italy . During his press conferences, I know he said he likes staying in Italy. He loves Italy . But for me, the next step is going to be Spain or England . Having said that, after Massimiliano Allegri , I was AC Milan , I would go straight to Fabregas .
He's going to have a great career, even here in Italy , when they beat Roma . After the game, he said, Playing here with a team like Roma , who plays in a particular way, makes me a better coach. So he's going to add more and more to his way of managing. He's going to be even better after these two years in Italy . Fabregas at Man City ? Why not? But I think Enzo Maresca is going to be a good option for them because he knows everything about Man City . Arsenal to Chelsea ? He's going to be ready to go wherever he wants.
Andre To Milan?
Andre to Milan ? Of course, Milan need to balance young players with experienced players like Adrien Rabiot and Luka Modric . Young players coming to a team like Milan need someone to help them. That's why we are looking at what Modric wants to do next year, because for AC Milan, experience is going to be so important.
We need experienced players to stay, hopefully Rabiot too, because Milan is not built with a lot of big players. So if you bring in some young players like Andre , he needs to find a good base. We're going to see.
Milan's Brazilian Connection
It's easier if you go to a club like Milan and you find some friends. We are a very big family from all over the world. Cafu played a very important role in the team for the players from Brazil because he was their captain. They're unique, they're happy as players. They are so happy, so ambitious, and they want to have an important part to play. If you come to Milan and have an important part of the club to play, you feel the greatness of the club.
Honestly, we have to say thank you to them because they grew up with us. One player I have to mention is Alexandre Pato . Pato is one of the biggest regrets in terms of what he could have gone on to achieve. He could easily be considered in that group of players, like Kaka , Cafu , and Ronaldinho , because he had everything.
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