Milan officially announces the signing of the Croatian Mandzukic
The arrival of the veteran Croatian striker, Mario Mandzukic, to Milan, will give Milan an "additional weapon," according to Stefano Pioli, the coach of the Italian soccer league leaders, who confirmed the player's contract until next summer with the possibility of his renewal, which increases the strength of the team leading his Swedish attack Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The club introduced its new player today, through his account on "Twitter".
"I am happy, this is an additional weapon. Again, the club has become ambitious, the arrival of Mandzukic is in this direction. We may suffer injuries, positive cases," Pioli said after his team's victory over Cagliari (2-0), expanding the lead in the lead to 3 points. (Corona virus emerging), we will need a lot of players. "
And he continued to the Italian network "Sky" after the end of the 18th stage of "Serie A": "When the club proposed to Mandzukic, and I immediately agreed, he is always looking for victory, motivated and gives us additional solutions."
He explained that the 34-year-old former Juventus and Bayern Munich player needs time to regain fitness, as he has been without a club since last summer.
The main striker in Milan, the Swedish giant Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has missed about 15 games this season in various competitions, after suffering from Corona and being injured.
Milan confirmed what was reported by local newspapers about the contract with Mandzukic until the end of the season, citing a possible extension "to next season."
"We have a new number 9," Milan tweeted, "You are welcome, Mario Mandzukic."
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