Milik: 'I'm waiting for January'

The Azzurri picked up the Coppa Italia under new coach Gennaro Gattuso last term but Milik said the team were struggling after Carlo Ancelotti’s departure and then the coronavirus pandemic.

“It was a strange year due to the pandemic,” Milik told Sportowefakty.pl. “Our performances weren’t the best, since we finished seventh.

“We went through a very difficult moment, also due to the change of coach. Then there was the break due to the coronavirus.

“But the season ended in good style and I won the first trophy in my career.”

The Poland international seemed set for a move to Juventus ahead of the new season, but a move faded, as did proposed opportunities to join Roma, Tottenham and Fiorentina.

The 26-year-old said he keeps on training individually and waits for the transfer market to reopen.