Milan fears Chukwueze will flop like De Ketelaere

For the second consecutive season, AC Milan has been left wanting more from their most expensive summer coup, and Pietro Mazzara has offered some insight into the thoughts of the club.

Following Milan’s signing of Charles De Ketelaere, the hype faded as the Belgian attacker failed to impress in his debut season. The following summer, the same hype was seen when the signing of Samuel Chukwueze was announced. However, his Rossoneri career has gone down a similar path so far.

The Nigerian winger arrived in the summer for a fee of €20million, with a further €8m available through bonuses. Until now, though, the Diavolo have not seen a return on their investment or any signs that they will get one.

The 24-year-old was highly impressive for Villarreal, but this has not translated in his first season in Italy, with the winger failing to consistently perform. Whilst there have been positive showings from him in the Champions League, his performances in Serie A have been regularly below the required level.

Mazzara has highlighted this in his column for MilanNews, against Empoli Chukwueze was handed a rare chance to impress from the bench, but he failed to make any impact, missing the chances he was given.

Mazzara follows this by stating, “Internally no one is happy with what is [or is not] being seen from the former Villarreal winger” which does not bode well for his future.

However, looking back to the case with De Ketelaere, he has excelled with Atalanta, which could cause the Rossoneri to act differently in their management of the Chukwueze situation, meaning they are in control of the situation.