“Milan misses Kessie!”

Frank Kessie is not owned by FC Barcelonabut his time at the Camp Nou is starting to be appreciated by the Catalans, to a lesser degree than his old club, the MilanThey miss his absence. To emphasize this feeling that the Lombard capital had after seeing the ‘President‘decide a Clásico for Barça with a great goal that could cost a Liga unlike the headline he dedicated to him this Tuesday La Gazzetta dello Sport full page. “You missed Kessie.”

In the information of the rest of the European sports press including World of sports It is unfortunate that a midfielder of the competitive level of the Ivorian international was taken by Barça last summer without leaving a single euro for a transfer. Between the signs of admiration, La Gazzetta dello Sport could not be more expressive in describing the feeling breathed in the club ‘rossonero’: “Milan, how you miss Kessie: behind him, the absence.”

“Neither muscle, nor purpose”

In his analysis of the situation, the Italian media criticized Milan’s sporting policy for not adequately covering the loss of a 26-year-old footballer who had been a key player in the club’s first ‘scudetto’ in eleven seasons and leave without leaving a goal. euros to Barcelona. The feeling of emptiness was increased by the poor performance given by the players to fill his vacancy, although they have a different football profile than the Barça player. “Kessie’s absence is noticeable in the ‘rossonera’ line-up and, unfortunately, his replacements are not performing equally: By Ketelaerethe excellent summer investment of the club based through Aldo Rossi, is struggling to be decisive, but without a goal and a single assist throughout the season, while Aster Vranckx he finds too little space”. Neither muscle, nor purpose, they sum up harshly.

Meanwhile, in Barcelona, ​​​​the coach Xavi Hernandez is using kessie in specific sections, although at the same time he always appreciated his “great level of competition” and his “arrival”, which among other things allowed him to be decisive in the final two Clásicos, in the first leg of the Cup semifinal and in Sunday’s league match.

Much has been said about a hypothetical departure of Kessie from the Camp Nou in the last winter market, but he did not leave, nor Barça to give it. With a contract until 2026, his time at the Camp Nou has already left images to remember, such as the goal in the last moment of the Clásico. Although the Barça club will have to balance its wage bill with some important sales next summer, it remains to be seen who or who will be the candidates to leave. The sports director Jordi Cruyff It is always repeated that perhaps in a template “need to have different profiles” and it is already evident kessie He has different qualities as a midfielder than most of his linemates. So far, slightly intervened 32 matchesadded Kessie three goals and three assists like culé

Inter dreams to discover the wound

It is not surprising that, as Milan is eager kessie As it has become clear, his city rivals, Inter, are dreaming of increasing the sense of frustration by wanting his possible signing. For Barça, with Kessie, all this is good news: he has already done something important in terms of sports at the club and, of course, after signing him without a contract, if necessary his market value is will always leave a net profit.