DBasia.news – Alexis Saelemaekers is considered to be a threat to the Serie A teams. This happened after Alexis performed neatly with AC Milan.
Saelemaekers moved to Milan in January on loan from Anderlecht. At the beginning of his arrival the 21-year player did not play many times.
However, Milan still permanent him with a transfer value of 3.5 million euros in early July. Saelemaekers started to gain the trust of Milan coach Stefano Pioli since Serie A started rolling back after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The injury of Samu Castellijo later became a blessing for Saelemaekers. He became Milan’s first choice in the right sector in the last three matches in Serie A.
This trust was returned quite nicely by Saelemaekers. The Belgian man packed an assist when Milan held draw 2-2 against SPAL.
In the next match, Saelemaekers didn’t perform awkward in facing a big match. He led Milan to a 2-0 win over Lazio and 4-2 over Juventus.
Saelemaekers movement on the right side is able to support Milan attack well. Saelemaekers who have the speed are not afraid to duel with opposing players.
As quoted from Opta, Saelemaekers won three duels, made two tackles and one shot towards goal against Juventus.
Saelemaekers revealed that his success in penetrating the Milan first team was the result of his hard work since he first came to San Siro. Although, the adaptation period is somewhat heavy due to language problems.
“Since I came, I have worked hard. I tried to work with the right mentality to get into the squad. I tried to get a chance to play,” Saelemaekers said as quoted by Italian Football.
“The coach gave me a chance and I tried to do my best. I did my best and hope to continue to do it.”
“For now, I only learned a few words. Right, left, and space between lines. Words like this. I will try better and hope to be able to learn quickly,” he explained.