Moncada comments on ‘difficult’ Gimenez signing and chances of keeping Joao Felix | OneFootball

AC Milan technical director Geoffrey Moncada lifted the lid on how the negotiations for Santiago Gimenez went, and again spoke of signing Joao Felix permanently.

Moncada was busy during the winter transfer window as Milan signed five players in total and allowed six senior squad members to leave, with the management hitting the mid-season reset button in many ways.

The aim was obviously to give Sergio Conceicao a more functional squad for his idea of playing football and now it will be up to the coach with the help of those players to continue improving results.

A good starting point would be getting through to the last 16 of the Champions League, but it will be a tough task after the 1-0 defeat against Feyenoord at De Kuip last Wednesday.

Moncada spoke to Sky moments before kick-off in the second leg at San Siro and he answered questions on a number of topics, with the interview transcribed by MilanNews.

Do you need a Milan-worthy night?

“We are happy, everyone is here today. We made a mistake in the first match, today we are in Milan and we have to do something important: we have gone attacking and it is right because we have to score two goals. I am confident for the match.”

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How difficult was it to bring Gimenez to Milan?

“We have known him for many years, we worked with him and his agent before. It was difficult, we always have to argue a bit with the Dutch clubs. Now he has to do the job, he knows the team and the opposing defenders well.”

Can Joao Felix stay beyond the summer too?

“The team was missing a creative player and the coach knows him very well. His permanence also depends on him, we will see how the future will be. An important player for us who has brought something different to the team.”