Rejuvenated Chukwueze dreams of winning all with AC Milan

Samuel Chukwueze believes he has improved ahead of the new season with AC Milan and has high hopes for the Rossoneri, reports footitalia.com. The Nigerian international has been one of Milan’s most encouraging prospects in pre-season, scoring against the likes of Real Madrid while setting up winners in their match against Manchester City.

Speaking with La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 25-year-old explained why things didn’t work out with former coach Stefano Pioli, and why family is so important to him: Is Samuel Chukwueze a happy man? “Yes, the most important thing is having people who trust you. Milan is a family, not just a team. We do everything together. Me, Yac (Yacine Adli), Okafor, Fikayo, Ruben, Cala who is the captain, and someone I always want with me. We talk about life, even the things that go wrong.” Life, from Nigeria to Milan, has been a great journey. What’s the first scene that comes to mind?

He responded: “My mom not wanting me to play. In Africa, everyone focuses on school, and she used to say ‘football will never make you money.’ But I was born with football inside me. I would play until seven in the evening, and when I came home, she would punish me. She would take my football shoes and confiscate them. So, I had to hide them. The problem was she always found them. Once, she burned my shoes and shirts and told me, ‘Samuel, you need to focus on your studies.’ I tried, but a part of me was switched off.”

And then?
“My cousin’s brother told me about a trial in the city. I told him not to bother calling me. But he knocked at 5:30 in the morning, and my mom answered: ‘Samuel is not going anywhere, he has school today.’ My grandmother convinced her, then woke me up and gave me money for transport.”

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