“His body language is concerning and he is mentally fragile”
Charles De Ketelaere had a very complicated start at AC Milan. Transferred this summer from FC Bruges for the sum of 32 million, the Red Devil was not convinced and lost his starting place in Stefano Pioli’s eleven.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, De Ketelaere is downright the Milan club’s most disappointing summer signing. Even if the Italian daily recalls that the Belgian is still young, it points to certain reasons for concern about him.
“Charles De Ketelaere is inevitably the most disappointing acquisition of the summer Mercato”, writes the Gazzetta dello Sport. “He started well, but little by little he crumbled mentally. In the first game of the new year against Salernitana he seemed on the right track with two goalscoring chances when he came on, but against AS Roma the problems resurfaced. His body language in particular is concerning: CDK is mentally fragile, anything but a stimulant and in many games he fails to claim the ball. Pioli gave him a lot of confidence early on, but lately he’s become a substitute. His last match as a regular in Serie A took place on October 1, 2022 against Empoli. He is only at the beginning of his career at AC Milan, but no doubt the club already expected more from him. »