“I expect more playing time” – Comotto understands difficulties but wants more from Milan

By: Ben Dixon

Christian Comotto is one of the brightest gems to emerge from the AC Milan youth system in recent years, but he could stop shining.

In the summer, there was plenty of interest in Comotto. After a strong season with Spezia in Serie B, the youngster was ready to make the step up to Serie A and several clubs came forward offering themselves as potential destinations to aid his growth.

Yet, Milan made the decision to keep him, believing they could offer him the mentorship and minutes to raise his level and ceiling. However, it’s not played out that way, with the Italian hardly playing so far.

With who is in front of him, it’s understandable, but that doesn’t make his lack of minutes any less frustrating.

Speaking to Sportitalia after Italy U-20’s win against Portugal, he admitted that he was happy with the minutes he’d received, but didn’t deny that he wanted more, as MilanPress relayed.

“I’m only 18, so it’s understandable that with players like Modric and Rabiot up front, it can be more difficult to find space. I’m happy to have made my debut in both Serie A and the Europa League. I’m an ambitious guy and I expect more playing time in the coming months.

“As for everything else, we’ll see later.”