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Adriana Garcia
Jul 21, 2025, 06:26 AM ET
New signings Luka Modric and Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez volition not beryllium portion of AC Milan's preseason circuit crossed the Asia-Pacific region.
Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri has taken 26 players for the circuit that volition spot the broadside play 3 friendlies successful 9 days. They instrumentality connected Arsenal connected Wednesday successful Singapore earlier facing Premier League winners Liverpool 3 days aboriginal successful Hong Kong.
Milan extremity the circuit against Perth Glory connected July 31 successful Australia.
Modric, 39, is presently connected vacation having played for Real Madrid astatine the Club World Cup. The Croatian midfielder joined Milan arsenic a escaped agent past week aft leaving Madrid arsenic the astir decorated subordinate successful their past with 28 titles.
"We look guardant to seeing him connected August 4," Allegri said of Modric up of his team's preseason tour. "He is simply a champion and volition rise the method and enactment level."
Gimenez is besides acceptable to study for preseason grooming connected Aug. 4. The Mexico planetary is connected vacation having helped his national squad win the 10th Gold Cup trophy earlier this month.
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Gimenez scored 5 goals successful 14 league appearances for Milan since joining the nine successful February from Feyenoord. Milan finished eighth successful Serie A past play and missed retired connected a spot successful Europe.
"Our main purpose is to instrumentality to play successful the Champions League, which volition not beryllium casual due to the fact that determination are precise well-equipped and competitory teams successful Italy," Allegri said.
Allegri precocious returned to Milan for a 2nd stint to regenerate the sacked Sérgio Conceição. He guided Milan to the league rubric successful 2011.
