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Milan and Jashari
Certain news stories like this always pop up during the transfer window; suddenly and quietly. And the longer the negotiations drag on, the more the denial, criticism and calls of ‘an impossible operation’ increase. One has to stand firm until that impossible operation is closed with the player’s signature.
We’re talking, of course, about Jashari. The negotiations lasted as long as the entire window. At his age, most others would have given up but instead, he held out. He didn’t show up to train, he skipped the photos and selfies with the fans and said that he wouldn’t play for Club Brugge again. It was only Milan on his mind.
Speaking after his arrival in Milan, he said “I’m very happy.” He fully knows what the long days he endured before his long-awaited arrival were like. And then, finally, it was official.
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