Weah: ‘Milan my home, but I always supported Juventus’ | OneFootball

George Weah assures Milan will always be ‘my home’ and he spoke to Paolo Maldini about signing Tim before the transfer to Juventus, a club he secretly supported. ‘Yet I always scored against them.’

The 1995 Ballon d’Or winner made his mark at Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain before wearing the Milan jersey from 1995 to 2000.

He saw out his career at Chelsea, Manchester City, Marseille and Al-Jazira before retiring in 2003.

“Milan will always be my home, as they made me feel at home from the first day,” said Weah from the stage of the Festival dello Sport in Trento, organised by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“Silvio Berlusconi, Adriano Galliani, my teammates and the affection of the fans, which is still incredible today. And to think, I was a Juve fan, yet I always scored against them, even if one time I missed a penalty.”

New generation of Weah in Serie A

He scored 58 goals and provided 36 assists in 147 official matches for Milan, winning two Serie A titles.

Now 58, his son Tim Weah is also in Serie A playing for Juventus, although he chose to represent the USA rather than Liberia.

“When the time came, he told me that he grew up with his friends in New York and felt like he wanted to represent the United States. It was an opportunity for him to take and there was no reason for me to put a spanner in the works.

“I had even talked to Maldini about him, as Milan were observing him, but in the end he went to Juventus. I am very happy that he is now at Juventus, as I always supported the Bianconeri due to Michel Platini.

“I am convinced he has real margin for improvement.”

As for George Weah, his post-football career has taken a very different turn, as he was elected President of Liberia in 2017, where he remained until January 2024.

“We did many good things and I felt the need to give something back to my country after so many years of football. The real reason I got into politics was the search for peace. In Africa, if we want to do things, it is essential that we have peace between the nations.”