Julius Okorie
Nigeria born England international, Fikayo Tomori, has re-echoed his commitment to AC Milan after their Coppa Italia win against Roma.
Tomori was impressive in Wednesday night, as Milan reached the semifinals with a 3-1 win.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe defender rejected a weekend move to Tottenham and said afterwards: “We are all ready to help the team; we knew it was an important match for our season, as we wanted to reach the semi-final. After the derby, where we played a good game and obviously did not win, it was still a good performance. Now we are happy with this result,” he enthused.
The former Chelsea defender, who joined AC Milan in 2021 after series of loan deals that took him to Brighton, Hull City and Derby County respectively, gave his stay at the San Siro Stadium a pass mark.
“I have been here for four years, I am happy here. The last season hasn’t been what I wanted, but I feel at home here and want to give my all for this team.
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“We had a strong squad before too, we’re happy for Joao (Felix), Santi (Gimenez) and also Riccardo (Sottil) who made their debut tonight. They can help us, I’m sure we can get where we want to at the end of the season, both in the Coppa Italia and the Champions League.”
The 27-year-old who has made over 103 appearances in all competitions for AC Milan, had initially joined the side on loan with option to buy.
On 17 June 2021, Tomori signed a permanent deal with Milan until 30 June 2025; after the club exercised their £25m buy option from his previous loan.
He scored his first goal of the season on 7 December, against Liverpool in a Champions League match, which Milan lost 2–1. There are strong indications that the club will extend his contract when it expires June this year considering his contributions so far.
Tomori who was eligible to play for Nigeria, Canada or England, committed to playing for England, following interest in Nigeria and Canada; he had previously represented Canada at the youth level.
With Coppa Italia semifinal slot secured, AC Milan returns to Seria A action on Saturday against Empoli. AC Milan are currently 8th on the log with 35 points in 22 matches played so far.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
