DBasia.news – Shortly after AC Milan managed to recruit Rafael Leao from AS Monaco, they succeeded in bringing Ismael Bennacer, Empoli midfielder who previously played for the Algeria National Team in the 2019 African Cup.
Bennacer was brought in with a transfer value of 16 million euros plus a bonus. The player who was born on December 1, 1997 is expected to receive a salary of 1.5 million euros per season.
Bennacer, who played for Arsenal U-23, moved to Empoli in 2017. It was with Empoli that his career began to soar. In the 2018/19 season, he recorded 37 appearances in the league, an incredible number considering that he is still 21 years old.
The climax was when he played at AFCON 2019 and was chosen as Player of the Tournament after delivering Algeria to win a trophy after defeating Senegal 1-0.