Liberali sheds light on ‘beautiful’ AC Milan debut and looking up to Reijnders | OneFootball

Mattia Liberali has admitted that he looks up to Tijjani Reijnders among the current AC Milan players, while he reflected on making his senior debut.

Many remember the movement, vision and technique that Liberali showed above all during the preseason tour of the United States. This season, after impressing with Ignazio Abate’s Primavera, the idea was to see him grow into a permanent fixture with Milan Futuro.

However, he got little playing time because Daniele Bonera struggled to find a place for him in his usual system. The 17-year-old has thus also played a bit with the Primavera, then being thrust into a first Serie A start against Genoa in December.

Milan must handle a talent like Liberali with care, especially given that there are doubts about his contract renewal amid interest from other clubs in Serie A, plus the recent change in agent which is an interesting development.

MilanNews spoke to Liberali during the Trofeo Galbiati event and the young playmaker spoke about a number of topics, from San Siro starts to his relationship with Francesco Camarda.

A month ago you made your Serie A debut…

“When I came in I felt a bit like a child in the playground, it was a unique emotion, that I have never felt. It took me a while to realise it, but it was beautiful.”

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What is your bond with Camarda like? He also made his debut very young…

“I’ve known him for many years. We are great friends and we both managed to achieve a dream that we had since we were children. So it’s a unique emotion for both of us, I think.”

Is there a player you look up to in the current Milan side?

“Before entering the field with the team Florenzi helped me a lot, he even sat next to me on the bus. He also gave me little gems.

“A player I look up to in this team is definitely Reijnders. He always has a smile, a good word for everyone and technically you can’t say anything about him, he’s very strong.”