Chelsea midfielder Mario Pasalic’s agent Marko Naletilic has revealed that his client desires to make his current loan spell at AC Milan permanent at the end of the season.
Pasalic was purchased by Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in the summer of 2014, the season leading into what would be the capturing of the club’s fourth Premier League title.
The midfielder was immediately loaned out to Elche in Spain for the season, where he made 31 appearances. The following season, Pasalic was loaned out to Ligue 1 outfit Monaco, making 29 appearances and scoring seven goals.
Heading into this year’s campaign, the Croatian was loaned out once again, this time to AC Milan where he has made 13 appearances and is apparently enjoying himself. Come May, Pasalic will have spent three seasons as a Chelsea player without actually playing a single minute for the club.
Speaking to Juvenews.eu, as reported by the Express Naletilic said:
We’ve still got to wait and see because he’s a Chelsea player and we need to decide what to do at the end of the season. The lad is happy at Milan, but I don’t want to make any predictions now. He’s just happy to be playing regularly for Milan.
We would be willing to negotiate the possibility of him staying at Milan, but it will be Chelsea who decide what to do with him and this is important because it is Chelsea who own his registration. He’s been a fan of Milan since he was a child and he will always thank them for the faith the Rossoneri have placed in him. This might not mean anything, but it could also mean a lot.
Regardless of what happens at the end of the season with Pasalic, Chelsea have a decision to make and, based on the midfielder’s preferences, it may not be one they would like to.
