- Title: Bonucci trains with team mates as new-look AC Milan prepare for Bayern match
- Date: 21st July 2017
- Summary: SHENZHEN, CHINA (JULY 21, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AC MILAN PLAYERS WARMING UP FAN HOLDING AC MILAN BANNER VARIOUS OF AC MILAN DEFENDER RICARDO RODRIGUEZ TRAINING VARIOUS OF NEWS CONFERENCE WITH (CENTRE LEFT AND RIGHT) AC MILAN COACH VINCENZO MONTELLA AND AC MILAN DEFENDER IGNAZIO ABATE REPORTER ASKING QUESTION (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) AC MILAN COACH, VINCENZO MONTELLA, SAYING: "There has been a sensational (transfer) market, I think, on the part of the football club in terms of numbers and quality. Obviously a team has been created for the present, with the last players that have been bought but above all for the future as lots of these players are young and come from other leagues." LEONARDO BONUCCI PLAYING TRAINING WITH TEAM MATES TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS VARIOUS OF MONTELLA AT TRAINING SESSION VARIOUS OF TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS BONUCCI KICKING BALL VARIOUS OF FANS CHEERING AND APPLAUDING VARIOUS OF GOALKEEPER GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA TRAINING VARIOUS OF NEWS CONFERENCE WITH (CENTRE LEFT AND RIGHT) BAYERN MUNICH COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI AND JAVI MARTINEZ REPORTER ASKING QUESTION (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAYERN MUNICH COACH, CARLO ANCELOTTI, SAYING: "I've been with Milan for 10 years and so it's normal and that it's always special to meet this team, to meet this club to meet these people also. In the last period it changed a lot. But I have a fantastic memory of those 13 years, (they're) a big part of my football life and so always happy to meet these people. I'm a big, big fan of Milan and I try to push my player to be fan of Milan also." FANS HOLDING BAYERN SHIRT VARIOUS OF ANCELOTTI PEP TALKING TO TEAM JAMES RODRIGUEZ (CENTRE) TALKING TO FRANCK RIBERY (LEFT) MIDFIELDER, RENATO SANCHEZ WARMING UP TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS VARIOUS OF RODRIGUEZ TRAINING FANS CHEERING RODRIGUEZ TRAINING BALL BEING KICKED AROUND TRAINING SESSION IN PROGRESS GOALKEEPER SVEN ULREICH KICKING BALL
- Embargoed: 4th August 2017 14:29
- Keywords: International Champions Cup AC Milan Bayern Munich Carlo Ancelotti Leonardo Bonucci
- Location: SHENZHEN, CHINA
- City: SHENZHEN, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016QNSZ7J
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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AC Milan's newest signing Leonardo Bonucci trained with his team mates in Shenzhen on Friday (July 21) ahead of the Italian team's friendly match against Bayern Munich.
Milan have gone on a spending spree following their sale in April to a Chinese-led consortium in a 740 million-euro deal.
They have also signed Portuguese striker Andre Silva, Turkish midfielder and free-kick specialist Hakan Calhanoglu, Swiss leftback Ricardo Rodriguez and Argentine midfielder Lucas Biglia.
Their total spending is already at 189.5 million euros according to the specialist website Transfermarkt, compared to 22 million euros in sales.
They have also signed 20-year-old Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie, one of Africa's most promising players, on loan from fellow Serie A side Atalanta.
Milan finished sixth in Serie A last season, just high enough to qualify for the Europa League and end a three-season absence from European football.
The new-look Milan team will play German champions Bayern in the International Champions Cup on Saturday (July 22). Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti said he was looking forward to playing againsthis former team. Ancelotti played for Milan from 1987-1992, winning the European Cup twice before going on to win the trophy on another two occasions as manager during his spell from 2001-2009 at the San Siro. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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