Club Brugge woke up with a hangover this Thursday, after narrowly missing the Conference League final. In the return match against Fiorentina, the Italians snatched their qualification five minutes from the end, after a questionable penalty. “What if…?”, we will still say to ourselves at Belfius Basecamp.
And if the referee hadn’t called a penalty, that’s obviously the dominant thought. But maybe also: what if the Club had been able to count on Andreas Skov Olsen on Wednesday evening? The Danish striker withdrew at the last minute from this crucial match, after “feeling something” in training the day before.
A final test on Wednesday did not help, Skov Olsen followed the match from the stands. To the great dismay of the Club’s supporters, but not only…
Skov Olsen dreamed of a nice transfer this summer, but he missed the opportunity to put himself on the scene. On Wednesday evening, a whole army of recruiters took their place in the stands of the Jan Breydel stadium, and even FC Barcelona sent a man.
AC Milan came to Bruges for nothing
AC Milan were also present and, according to Het Nieuwsblad, they mainly came for Skov Olsen, who is in the Rossoneri’s sights for a transfer this summer.
Furthermore, Naples would also be considering his arrival. But after Wednesday’s day, they may not be encouraged to make an offer. After all, Skov Olsen won’t be a cheap bird – the Club wants value for money and his value is estimated at €18 million by Transfermarkt.
However, the Dane seems very fragile physically and has often missed the major meetings in recent months. He was also not present at PAOK and has only made two appearances in the play-offs so far. It remains to be seen whether the Italians will want to put their hands in their pockets…
