Despite Milan leading the race to sign Daichi Kamada, the player’s move to Italy has stalled.
As reported via Bild, this is because in Italy, clubs can only register a certain number of non-EU players. And with The Rossoneri signing Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek, all non-EU places at Milan are now occupied as England are no longer in the European Union as a result of Brexit.
This then means that Milan must sell one of their non-EU players to make space for Kamada, who has played 29 games for Japan. A free agent since his Eintracht Frankfurt contract expired, the 26-year-old scored 20 and created 29 in 127 games across all competitions while at the Hessen club.
Kamada recorded 23 goal contributions (16 goals, 7 assists) in 47 games for Eintracht Frankfurt last season, his best return to date. His five goals in Eintracht’s 2021/22 Europa League campaign also played a significant role in SGE lifting a European Cup last year.
Kamada wasn’t short on offers either. Borussia Dortmund held a meeting with the player’s entourage while both Barcelona and Atlético Madrid were in the race to sign the Japanese playmaker at one point.
GGFN | Daniel Pinder
