Kalulu, maybe someone had forgotten. Motta and Danilo: what's happening

Giuntoli is ready to exercise his right with Milan: the all-round defender has convinced all of Juve

Milan , in the end, will enjoy a substantial capital gain, the only reason to be happy, on the Rossoneri side, with the Kalulu operation . For the rest, Thiago Motta , who wanted him, and Cristiano Giuntoli, who took him on loan with a right of redemption that will likely be exercised in the coming months, if the situation continues to be this way, are enjoying him. Kalulu was the unexpected protagonist of Juve-Napoli . Or maybe not, because the Frenchman is not exactly a surprise, not even as a central defender: he distinguished himself in that role, practically as a regular starter, precisely in Stefano Pioli's Milan that won the Scudetto. And maybe someone forgot about him after the last season in which Kalulu was slowed down by some injuries that limited his use.

Milan, Kalulu regretted

His versatility, that is, the ability to act equally as a full-back or as a centre-back, in a 4-man defence, was decisive in Juventus ' choice . Pierre was not the first choice and to say otherwise would be intellectually dishonest: from Calafiori to Todibo, there were other ideas. But then the other path matured, the one that led to Milan on the Rossoneri side, and perhaps not even Giuntoli would have expected such a clear opening from the Devils to the loan with right of redemption at figures that were all in all in line with the player's value: 3.3 million loan, 14 to buy, 3 in additional bonuses and 10 percent of the future resale in favor of Milan . Kalulu 's performances at the start of this season are inexorably increasing the regrets at Milan for a transfer that was perhaps not sufficiently thought out: the one who had thought about it the most was the player himself, who had taken a few days to think about it (including a phone call with Thiago Motta ) to say yes to the Juventus offer.

Motta's new hierarchies

Now the few doubts, of the Juventus fans who had welcomed him with general skepticism and those of Kalulu himself , have been dispelled in a few weeks: the test against Napoli represented the definitive consecration. And Kalulu's reliability in both roles has pushed Danilo further down the hierarchy of Thiago Motta . The choice to replace Gatti , not at his best after the match with PSV, by moving Kalulu to the center and above all relaunching the young Savona, in fact leaving the captain of Brazil, not exactly the last in the row, on the bench once again, is making waves. However, the defensive choices have so far always rewarded Motta who has the solidity of the defense as the main strength shown in this start of the season: in this sense the impact of Kalulu, alongside an always impeccable Bremer as well as the Azzurri Gatti and Cambiaso, has been notable. So Pierre is now back to dreaming of the French national team: the competition is strong and hyper competitive, but the ambition is legitimate. And Thiago Motta can give him a hand.