AC Milan new signing Samuel Chukwueze will not join his new teammates and coach Stefano Pioli on their pre-season in the United States.
The Rossoneri arrived on the west coast of the United States on July 21, where they’ll stay until August 2. The club faced Real Madrid in a friendly on July 23, which they lost 3-2, and are scheduled to face Juventus on July 27 and Barcelona on August 1.
In the meantime, Milan are working on securing their seventh signing of the summer transfer window, picking up Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal in a deal worth around €28m total. The final details are being resolved and he’s expected to land in the Lombardy capital at some point this week.
As reported by TMW, Chukwueze will officially join Milan this week but will not head to the U.S to join the squad for the pre-season tour.
TMW – Milan, Chukwueze non partirà per gli USA: burocrazia lenta, resterà a Milanello https://t.co/HxmB2WaTfj
— TUTTOmercatoWEB (@TuttoMercatoWeb) July 25, 2023
The reasons are mostly bureaucratic, due to the difficulties of obtaining the necessary permits for him to join his teammates in such a short span of time.
As such, Chukwueze will start training at Milanello, waiting for Pioli and his players to return to Italy on August 2.