Tomori reveals how Rudiger and Silva convinced him to join Milan
The Blues academy product, Fikayo Tomori, who made 27 appearances for the Blues before joining Milan on loan with a £25m buying clause in 2021, reveals how Chelsea's defensive duo Rudiger and Silva convinced him to join the Serie A giants.
Scoring two goals in a total of 72 appearances for the Rosonnerri,
Fikayo Tomoribecame a key part of the Rossoneri's Scudetto-winning squad last season ending a decade of wait for the club. The English defender admits two fellow centre-backs convinced him to join
Milan.
Tomori has told The
Players’ Tribune:
“When I was growing up in London, it felt like the only English players playing abroad were David Beckham and Owen Hargreaves. It wasn’t a real option. And this wasn’t just any club, it was AC Milan. But then I spoke to some of the boys at Chelsea who’d been in Italy — Toni Rudiger, Mateo Kovacic and Emerson.
“Toni had been at Roma, and he was always going on and on about how good the support was. He came up to me like, ‘So you going to Milan? Listen, if you’ve got the chance, you go. The fans … it’s just different in Italy. It’s crazy. I was the man there, you know? Just give everything and they’re gonna love you’.
“Then there was Thiago Silva. He didn’t even speak English, but when he heard what we were talking about he just went, ‘Milan?’ and gave a massive thumbs up! I was like, O.K., get me on that plane!”
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