“We have a better squad than Milan”

The one of Hakan Calhanoglu (27 years old) to Inter coming from Milan It was one of the most controversial countries of the last summer market. The Mannheim-born midfielder, signed in 2017 from the Bayer Leverkusen in exchange for 23.3 million euros, it was one of the mainstays of the group led by Stefano Pioli and the same what Gigi Donnarumma, left without leaving a single euro in the ‘rossoneri’ coffers at the end of his contract on June 30.

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A situation that led the milanista fans to label a traitor Calhanoglu, who defended himself from the criticism received by assuring that “I am not the first nor the last” that changes the red of the Milan by the blue of Inter. Five months after these statements, the Turk has spoken in ‘S Sport ‘on how he lived the Milan derby (1-1) on November 7, in which the Ottoman overtook the’ neroazzurri ‘from the penalty spot. “I knew it was not going to be easy. I prepared much earlier and never suffered the pressure. The penalty? The pitchers are Lautaro and I and my teammates wanted me to shoot it,” he explained Calhanoglu.

“The penalty? The pitchers are Lautaro and I and my teammates wanted me to shoot it”

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On the preparation of the squad of the current Serie A champion, who had to overcome several significant losses in the summer, 66 times international for Turkey He said that “it was not easy to replace Eriksen, Lukaku or Achraf, but we are satisfied with how we have finished the first round. We have a quality squad, better than Milan,” said the midfielder.