{"id":590060,"date":"2021-04-29T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=590060"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:34:47","slug":"ac-milan-meet-with-agents-of-coveted-feyenoord-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/29\/ac-milan-meet-with-agents-of-coveted-feyenoord-midfielder\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Milan Meet with Agents of Coveted Feyenoord Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/gianlucadimarzio.com\/it\/milan-kokcu-incontro-calciomercato-news-28-aprile-2021\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gianluca Di Marzio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/29\/ac-milan-champions-league-hopes-are-drifting-away\/\" target=\"_self\">AC Milan<\/a> met with the agents of coveted Feyenoord midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9bf914b4\/Orkun-Kokcu\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orkun K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc<\/a>. The meeting took place at Casa Milan, already showing Milan&#8217;s seriousness in a potential deal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1387455851921870850\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> reported the same.<\/p>\n<p>K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc fits well with Milan&#8217;s current youthful crop of talent and can add strong depth to the midfield.<\/p>\n<h2>AC Milan Meet with Agents of Coveted Feyenoord Midfielder<\/h2>\n<h3>Milan&#8217;s Current Midfield Options<\/h3>\n<p>Milan&#8217;s midfielders include Ismael Bennacer, Franck Kessie, Sandro Tonali, Soualiho Me\u00eft\u00e9, and Rade Krunic.<\/p>\n<p>Bennacer and Kessie are the de-facto starters. This will not change, as least for next season. Tonali is one of the most promising young Italian midfielders, also making him virtually untouchable for the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Me\u00eft\u00e9 is on loan from Torino, and so far has not been overly convincing. He&#8217;s a decent option solely for depth but isn&#8217;t much of a game-changer. Milan may move on.<\/p>\n<p>Krunic is better than most may think. He can be deployed in the centre of the field, or as an attacking midfielder. He&#8217;s even been used on the wing, with little effect, but he&#8217;s more than willing to be versatile for his team. He rarely complains about game time as well, making him a useful option to have.<\/p>\n<p>Should Milan make a move for K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc, it will likely be to replace Me\u00eft\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h3>A Look Into Orkun K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc<\/h3>\n<p>K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc is only 20-years-old, giving him plenty of time to develop. He&#8217;s already quite talented, however, as he&#8217;s a mainstay in Feyenoord&#8217;s lineup. Feyenoord aren&#8217;t having their best season, fifth in the Eredivisie, but K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc is a rising talent nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also versatile. His preferred position is as a central midfielder, but he can be deployed as an attacking midfielder as well.<\/p>\n<p>The potential move would allow him to back up his fellow Turkish countryman Hakan Calhanoglu.<\/p>\n<p>This season the Feyenoord youngster has three goals and two assists to his name in all competitions. These numbers aren&#8217;t particularly outstanding, but he&#8217;s young and midfielders don&#8217;t always rack up statistics. His playing style and knowledge of the game are already high, and will only be developed at Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Another argument for K\u00f6kc\u00fc coming to Italy is that his current coach is former Milan legend, Jaap Stam. There&#8217;s no evidence that Stam will be more willing to speak to Milan, but there&#8217;s certainly a possibility there.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/news\/promosso-da-stam-quei-due-gol-al-napoli-kokcu-si-offre-a-milan-e-82375\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calcio Mercato<\/a>, Milan will face competition with Roma in Italy for K\u00f6kc\u00fc&#8217;s signature.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"R5mN43_YQUV3qcDYY6jF5Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1232525952\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'R5mN43_YQUV3qcDYY6jF5Q',sig:'bQyFysSkWTY5xEe4XJJsf5HsnOMpRcxey7s5R99obio=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1232525952',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Gianluca Di Marzio, AC Milan met with the agents of coveted Feyenoord midfielder Orkun K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc. The meeting took place at Casa Milan, already showing Milan&#8217;s seriousness in a potential deal. Fabrizio Romano reported the same. K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc fits well with Milan&#8217;s current youthful crop of talent and can add strong depth to the midfield. 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