The Rossoneri midfielder has stated that the Milanello were competitive before Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva, and will continue to remain so after their departure.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029, and has stressed that the club will continue to remain competitive in the years to come despite the coming and going of
stars.
The Rossoneri sold the Swede and the Brazilian in a huge multi-million dollar deal to Paris Saint-Germain, and the sale of two of their best players has elicited a lot of negative reaction from the fans as well as the players.
This has come at a time when the veterans like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Nesta-c4735, have already left the club following the end of the 2011-12 season.
Montolivo was of the view that despite the mass exodus of players from the club, AC Milan still remains a very competitive club in Serie A.
The former Fiorentina player admitted that the exit of Silva and Ibrahimovic is a big loss for the team, but maintained that the club will maintain its stature despite the departure of the two stars.
The Diavolo midfielder went on to reveal that his story with the Milan outfit goes back a long way, and insisted that he would like to avoid the position of trequartista in his team.
While talking to the Gazzetta dello Sport, the 27-year-old said:
"I do not think Milan are struggling. Sure, the club have lost two phenomenal players. But they were a big club before Ibrahimovic and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 arrived and they will remain big even without them. Milan were in my destiny. I could have joined the club's youth
ranks as a six-year-old, but my parents thought that I should stay closer to home. That is why I grew up in the Atalanta system, even though my father was a fan of Milan. Where do I see myself in the team? I can say where I do not see myself - as a trequartista."
he added.
The midfielder moved to AC Milan on a bosman transfer after the expiry of his contract with Fiorentina at the end of 2011-12 season.
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