{"id":596334,"date":"2021-07-16T07:21:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=596334"},"modified":"2021-07-16T07:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:21:48","slug":"brahim-diaz-ac-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/16\/brahim-diaz-ac-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Brahim Diaz Extends Loan Spell at AC Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brahim Diaz has extended his stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/16\/ac-milan-interest-philippe-coutinho\/\" target=\"_self\">AC Milan<\/a>, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1415779049390198790\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. He rejoins on a two-year loan deal, keeping him at the San Siro until June 2023. AC Milan will then have the option of signing him permanently from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/14\/martin-odegaard-arsenal-return\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a>, for a fee of \u20ac22 million. Diaz spent the entirety of the 2020\/21 season at AC Milan, making 39 appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Brahim Diaz Extends Loan Stay at AC Milan<\/h2>\n<h3>A Further Two Years for Diaz<\/h3>\n<p>Diaz spent the whole of the last campaign on loan at AC Milan. He clearly made a lasting impression on manager Stefano Pioli, who has committed to keeping him around for a further two seasons. The Madrid-loanee featured 27 times in Serie A, scoring four and assisting a further four goals.<\/p>\n<p>By keeping him around, Brahim Diaz will continue to be a member of an exciting group of young, attacking players at AC Milan. Along with Samu Castillejo, Alexis Saelemaekers, and Rafael Leao, AC Milan have accumulated a spirited crop of attacking talent that could form the basis of their forward play over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>The two-year loan deal may suggest that Real Madrid don&#8217;t see Diaz as part of their future. However, should AC Milan choose to activate their buy option, Madrid will then have a buy-back clause which they can trigger whilst he remains an AC Milan player. Essentially a safety net if he develops into a world class talent.<\/p>\n<p>AC Milan are finally back on the right path, after years of sub-optimal performances. Last season, they mounted a serious title challenge, and were leading the pack at the halfway stage, until their city rivals Inter Milan took over.<\/p>\n<p>They will play <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/24\/uefa-remove-away-goals-rule-from-its-competitions\/\" target=\"_self\">Champions League<\/a> football for the first time in eight seasons. They are rightfully back where the great team belongs. As far as the league goes, they will hope to once again mount a serious challenge for the Scudetto.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"8hroEBmeQ8d0KGSzaewsDA\" 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\/1233494164\" 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:'8hroEBmeQ8d0KGSzaewsDA',sig:'e5VFM2iWLM1_iMN_87F-H_f1nLWGys25KDPaUydOIHM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1233494164',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>Brahim Diaz has extended his stay at AC Milan, as reported by Fabrizio Romano. He rejoins on a two-year loan deal, keeping him at the San Siro until June 2023. AC Milan will then have the option of signing him permanently from Real Madrid, for a fee of \u20ac22 million. 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