Milan coach Stefano Pioli must cope without Ante Rebic in the first three Europa League matches next season, as the Croatian carries with him a suspension from his last game with Eintracht Frankfurt.

La Gazzetta dello Sport highlights that Rebic must sit out three European games, meaning he will be out of the preliminary rounds that the Rossoneri most likely must go through to reach the group stage.

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Fali Ramadani, agent to both Ante Rebic and Luka Jovic, met with Milan directors Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara today to discuss the two forwards.

Rebic is on a two-season loan from Eintracht Frankfurt, with Andre Silva in Germany for the same duration, but there is no agreed purchase clause.

Milan are working on rectifying that, as they want to buy the Croatia international outright this summer after his impressive 11 goals in 2020.

With that in mind, multiple sources state that Ramadani had lunch with Rossoneri directors Maldini and Massara.

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Milan star Ante Rebic has taken aim at Juventus’ players, ‘who are big and strong yet stay down for three minutes whenever they’re touched’.

Rebic recently helped Milan come from behind to beat Juve 4-2, and he was particularly disappointed with how Gonzalo Higuain and Federico Bernardeschi applied themselves.

“There are two Rebics,” he told Sportweek.

“In private I’m very quiet, a little withdrawn because I don’t like people talking about me.

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Milan met with agent Fali Ramadani to review the possibilities of a permanent deal for Ante Rebic, as well as discussing the future of Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic.

Rebic has impressed enough to make Milan confident of counting on the Croatian forward for the upcoming seasons, and Tuttomercatoweb claims the Rossoneri want to make the initial loan deal with Eintracht Frankfurt into a permanent transfer.

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Stefano Pioli explains some of his tactical decisions to ‘limit’ Lazio strengths, taking Milan into Europe no matter his own future and preparing for Juventus.

The Rossoneri certainly recovered from the midweek 2-2 draw with SPAL, as they dominated the Stadio Olimpico 3-0 with goals from Hakan Calhanoglu, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ante Rebic.

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There are growing reports Lucas Leiva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be in the starting XI when Lazio and Milan face off this evening.

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Reports this morning claim Milan are so impressed with Ante Rebic that they want to sign him outright from Eintracht Frankfurt a year early.

Rebic arrived from Eintracht on a two-year loan at the end of the 2019 summer transfer window, exchanging clubs with Andre Silva.

He initially struggled for game time at Milan but has not looked back since breaking into their starting XI, with nine goals in 21 appearances.

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Stefano Pioli rules Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of the Milan-Roma ‘six-pointer’ but backs Ante Rebic to shine in his absence. “He’s becoming precious for us.”

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“We’re quite similar to Roma in terms of performance, but the reality tells us that we’re still far apart in the table,” Pioli said at a press conference.

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