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Adrian Rabiot arrives at Milan! What does he have to say?
The midfielder shares his excitement about joining Milan, highlighting his eagerness to play and contribute to the team's success. He discusses his strong relationship with coach Max Allegri and the positive influence Allegri has had on his career.
Rabiot also reflects on the welcoming atmosphere within the Milan squad and at the club, emphasizing the mix of experienced and young players. He explains how the deal came together quickly, driven by his desire to work with Allegri and help Milan achieve their ambitions. Several former and current players gave him positive feedback, reinforcing his decision to join the Rossoneri. Rabiot wants to prove his potential at this stage of his career.
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The midfielder shares his excitement about joining Milan, highlighting his eagerness to play and contribute to the team's success. He discusses his strong relationship with coach Max Allegri and the positive influence Allegri has had on his career.
Rabiot also reflects on the welcoming atmosphere within the Milan squad and at the club, emphasizing the mix of experienced and young players. He explains how the deal came together quickly, driven by his desire to work with Allegri and help Milan achieve their ambitions. Several former and current players gave him positive feedback, reinforcing his decision to join the Rossoneri. Rabiot wants to prove his potential at this stage of his career.
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00:00Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome along to the official unveiling of our new signing,
00:06Adrian Rabiot. As you know, today is the 12th of September. It's noon and we're unveiling
00:13our number 12, so I give the floor immediately to Mauro Suma, Milan TV. Thank you, Ilaria.
00:20Adrian, welcome to Milan and Milan. Someone that you knew during your time in the youth
00:28academy, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in 2010 when he stepped off the plane in Milan, he immediately
00:33wanted to play and you gave us the same feeling yesterday, that desire to get out there and
00:38play. Is that the case? Of course, I'm very keen to play football. I'm ready, I'm fit and
00:45firing. I've come here to Milan to help out the team, so if the coach picks me immediately,
00:58then I'll do everything in my power to help the team to win on Sunday. Sky Sport. I'm over
01:08here. Hi, Adrian. Your statistics show that you've got a wonderful rapport with Max Allegri,
01:16more so than any other coach. Could you also talk to us about your relationship with him? I'm sure
01:21you spoke to him in the summer. What was it like seeing him and his staff yesterday? And do you
01:26believe he's the most special coach in your career? We shared a great deal, the coach and I, and I
01:38really liked working with him right from day one when he took over at Juventus. As I said, he's got
01:47a lot of ambition, he's got that desire to win. He's got the right mentality. Allegri is very passionate
01:56about football and that's everything that I share as well. So I immediately enjoyed working with the
02:09gaffer. And even when he left Juventus, we stayed in touch, we kept speaking to one another, and we even
02:17met up off the pitch. Before being a great coach, he's first and foremost a terrific, wonderful man. So I'm
02:28delighted once again to join up with him here at Milan. Da Zone. Hi, Adrian. What have you made of this
02:38squad of players at Milan? I've got pretty good vibes. This squad wants to win games. There are a number of
02:54young players that are keen to learn. And there's a nice mix between more experienced players and younger
03:02footballers. I really enjoyed it yesterday on the training ground.
03:09There's a really good mood around the place. And the same goes for everyone that works at the club.
03:25Ever since I came here, I found that people always make time for you. They've been really nice to me and my
03:34family. So both the playing staff and indeed everyone else working at Milan are wonderful people.
03:46Hi, Adrian. I'd like to ask you how this very quick deal came to pass. It was a rumor given the fact that
03:59Allegri had taken over at Milan. So for a number of weeks, almost a month, you were linked with Milan, but people
04:07were denying those rumors. How did the negotiations go that allowed you to join up with Allegri and become a
04:16Rossoneri player? It all happened towards the end of the summer transfer window. I was already speaking to the
04:26Gaffer when he took over at Milan. But as you know, I was a Marseille player. I was under contract with them. And so I had
04:40ties with Marseille. But then after what came to pass with Marseille, the Gaffer immediately phoned me again. We had a chat.
04:53And we spoke about his plans here at Milan, the team that he wants to build and the ambition that he has to get back
05:10into the Champions League and to go on a good run in the league season. We spoke about all of that and everything
05:20happened pretty quickly at the end. It was two days before the end of the summer transfer window. And we
05:29managed to get the deal over the line.
05:32Sport Italia.
05:34Rightly or wrongly, you've always had ties with Milan. Ancelotti, Allegri, Pidlo, these coaches who have all been
05:49with Milan in the past and some teammates, Olivier Giroud and Teo Hernandez with the national team. Have you spoken to any of
05:57these people besides Allegri and whether they told you anything particular about Milan? Maybe your former teammates
06:04in the national team?
06:06Mike Mignon also spoke to me in glowing terms about Milan, but also Teo who left the club. And he said you'll really like it
06:15at Milan because it's a top club. It's one big family. People work very well there. And the coach, Max Allegri,
06:33had already worked here at Milan as well. And he's got very close ties to the club.
06:49I'm not saying they're necessarily that they convinced me because Milan are a very prestigious club and the club's
06:56history speaks for itself. But it's also nice to have some positive feedback from players that have been through
07:03the club, both in the past and in recent times. And they spoke to me in glowing terms about Milan. So I was sure I was
07:16making the right decision.
07:18Tele Lombardia.
07:19Tele Lombardia.
07:20Hi, Adrian. Welcome to the club.
07:25You left Juventus on a free in recent times, you cost too much. And then now at Marseille, we saw what came to
07:34pass. At this stage of your career, at such a prestigious club that really wants to develop and grow and strive for the
07:42top again. What stage of your career is it? Is this where you really want to realize all of your potential?
07:48Do you want to get back to the top of the game? Do you really want to prove a point as well?
07:55I'm having a nice career. I played for a number of years at Paris Saint-Germain with some top players. I won a great deal.
08:06I had five years at Juventus and played more than 200 appearances for the Bianconeri. I'm one of the French
08:17players that's made the most appearances for Juventus. I had a great season at Marseille as well.
08:26So I want to keep showing that hunger and desire to win things. To score goals, to set up goals, to enjoy
08:53the game, to get the first three of theラst. And to put myself out on the pitch and also help the younger
08:56members of the squad. And there are a number of those here at Milan. But everything that I've achieved in
09:04the past, I'm very proud of all of that. But I'm also here to try and help Milan to go back to winning ways to achieve
09:16great things. Because last season was a bad campaign for the Rossoneri. Milan should be
09:27in the Champions League year in, year out and competing for the Scurretto, winning pieces
09:31of silverware. And I'm here to help the team. I'm here to bring my leadership,
09:46to show my personality and character. Those are all the reasons why I believe it's the right
09:59decision for me to sign for Milan, so that we can be back in the Champions League next
10:09season. And we can help put Milan back where it deserves to be.
10:16Hi, Adrian. I'm over here. Welcome back to Italy and welcome to Milan. You've spoken about
10:25getting back into the Champions League. You're 30 years of age, so you're at the peak of your
10:31career. You've played in a World Cup final. You're an international player. You're known
10:35all over the world. And yet for the third season in a row, you've chosen not to play
10:40Champions League football. It's a very different decision to what a number of your colleagues
10:44have recently done, especially with what we've spoken about recently with Milan. Twice you
10:52were a free agent, so I'm sure you could have chosen to sign for clubs playing Champions
10:56League football. What made you make that decision? And are Milan more important at this moment
11:02in time for you than necessarily playing in the Champions League? Yes, playing this season
11:11at Milan could be more important than necessarily playing for another team with Champions League
11:16football. But you know that you're not necessarily trying to win the competition or you don't want
11:27to go too deep in Europe's Premier Club competition. So I prefer to come here to work hard for a year
11:34and buy into this project with the head coach so that next season we can really have a top squad of
11:47players and we can really compete in the Champions League. Not only to have the ambitions to achieve
11:59something great, you can't necessarily win the Champions League. It's very difficult to do so and to build a
12:05project from one year to the next. But we do have the aim. I could have signed elsewhere, that's true, for a team that's already
12:20playing Champions League football this season. But as I said, the head coach and the club's plans were
12:27very important and they actually convinced me to sign here in the first place.
12:34Corriere dello Sport. Hi Adrian. If I've understood correctly, Allegri phoned you as soon as he took over
12:43as Milan head coach. He phoned you as soon as that incident occurred in Marseille. He told you that
12:49your start immediately on Sunday. No, he's not told me anything yet. Or do you at least hope so?
12:55Yeah, I hope so. Ultimately, the gaffer will pick the team.
13:04But as I said, we did speak to him this summer, but I was under contract so it was difficult.
13:14And what happened at Marseille happened and then he phoned me the next day.
13:19I've been training with the team since yesterday. I'm settling in well. We haven't yet had time to
13:30have a decent conversation about the team, about all of that. But I know the coach well.
13:39I know how the gaffer works and how his staff operate. So I'm ready.
13:47Hi, I'd like to know whether you would like to say something to the Marseille fans after what
14:01happened. The fact that you're here due to what occurred in France and maybe the prospect of
14:09playing against Jonathan Rowe this weekend, given that Milan are up against Bologna. Thank you.
14:17I posted on Instagram to the Marseille fans and I've already said everything
14:22that I wanted to and I thought they always treated me well.
14:32I shared the season with the club, but it was a very intense campaign.
14:36I had some wonderful experiences at Marseille.
14:49It was wonderful. The stadium with the fans, it was terrific. And I thanked the supporters for that.
14:55I saw much ado about nothing with Jonathan Rowe. We actually spoke to one another when he signed
15:10for Bologna and I signed for Milan. We actually texted one another to wish each other all the best.
15:22And we said that we would see one another at San Siro.
15:25So it'll be nice to see him once again, because Jonathan's a nice guy.
15:41What happened at Marseille are things that happen in the dressing room. These things can come to pass
15:45anywhere, but it hasn't changed the relationship that I have with Jonathan.
15:50So I'll be happy to see him once again. And I think he'll be happy to see me as well.
16:02Good afternoon. I wanted to ask you the following.
16:11You've come to this club and you've not yet played a minute. You know the head coach,
16:15you know some of the players from the French national team like Mike Mignon.
16:22You might know Christopher Nkunku as well, but
16:27there are a few doubts surrounding Milan as to whether this team is able to really produce a season
16:35worthy of Milan. From the outside, looking in, what did you make of this squad of players?
16:45As I said, there's a gaffer, there's some experienced players and a number of young players.
16:57And we have to build and create something here. There's been a lot of turnover, a lot of changes.
17:02So it's not easy to build a team and a squad of players in such a short period of time.
17:11But we'll try to do so. There's also a lot of quality in this squad of players.
17:18The head coach will know how to manage that and how to build a group of players.
17:33There are players that have the right mentality, that play with their heart and passion.
17:38And that can ultimately tip the balance in our favour.
17:41As for everything else, we'll know from our performances out there on the pitch.
17:50Depends how we play week in, week out. But I'm pretty confident.
17:57We have some players like Luka Modric, who's hugely experienced.
18:02He knows how to manage things like that. I've also spoken to Kylian Mbappe on international duty.
18:15And he said that Luka is an incredible person, as well as being a fantastic footballer.
18:20So we need to learn to get to know one another a bit better so that we can build this squad of players.
18:39But based on what I've seen so far, there's a very relaxed mood in the camp.
18:44There's a lot of desire to commit, work hard and achieve things.
18:49So there's good foundations there.
18:52Hi, Adrian. I'd like to ask you what you think of your former Italian team,
18:57whether Juventus have strengthened a great deal this summer,
19:01and whether they could be one of the main contenders along with Milan to win the Scuretta.
19:11Personally, I signed for Milan with the goal of achieving something great
19:18and winning the Scuretta.
19:23Because if I've signed for Milan and this club, it's because I want to win things.
19:28There are, of course, a number of other factors that will come into play.
19:43It doesn't only come down to my desire, my will to win.
19:48But I'll try and do everything in my power to take the club to the top,
20:00to get the club as high as possible.
20:02We'll see come February or March where the team are in the table
20:09in order to ascertain what we can achieve, where we're at, how far we've come.
20:18But for the time being, we have to work hard.
20:20We need to listen to what the coach has to say.
20:25And as I said, the gaffer knows how to manage a team and a club of this ilk.
20:31As for Juventus,
20:34I've seen they've signed some excellent players in the forward line in particular.
20:39So Juventus will be, of course, one of the teams that can compete
20:49to win the Italian domestic title this season.
20:58Hi, Adrian.
20:59I wanted to ask you whether you have any particular memories of Milan
21:04as an opponent and San Siro, because you always have special ties with San Siro.
21:10You scored your first Juventus goal at San Siro.
21:12The first time you capped in the Bianconeri was at San Siro.
21:15And you scored a couple of goals for France at the Imeaza as well.
21:29Yes, I really like that stadium.
21:34And so I hope that I can score a number of goals and achieve great things with Milan colors now.
21:43But it's a wonderful stadium.
21:47With outstanding fans.
21:57I know the supporters are currently a little bit angry.
22:00But we're here to change things.
22:05We need them.
22:06We need their support.
22:08Game in, game out.
22:15So it will be important to perform well.
22:18The fans are a huge part of the club and our team as well.
22:32Last four questions.
22:33Milan News.
22:34Hi, Adrian.
22:35You've played all across midfield in your career at Marseille, PSG, Juventus.
22:44So I wanted to ask you, given that you know Allegri well, do you prefer to play in a two-man central midfield,
22:51a three-man midfield, behind the striker where you've played in the national team?
22:54So I wanted to ask you that.
23:00I think I can play anywhere in the middle of the park.
23:04And last season with Roberto de Zerbi at Marseille, I also played a little bit more advanced.
23:10So, if I'm perfectly honest, say it with the utmost of humility, I think I can play anywhere.
23:26But if the coach wants to play 5-3-2, then my preferred position would be as a left-sided number eight in a three-man midfield.
23:37But, of course, I can play in a double pivot.
23:40I can play further forward.
23:42I can also play just off the striker if we change shape.
23:50So that's why I was saying I haven't yet spoken to the coach about all of this.
23:56But we'll have time to do so.
24:00And the most important thing is that I'm willing to play anywhere.
24:05And wherever the coach picks me.
24:09We all agree on that.
24:10Giovanni Delia, all Milan.
24:12All Milan.
24:14Hi, Adrian.
24:16And welcome to Milan.
24:17Welcome back to Italy.
24:19You're not a forward, but you are someone who can score a great number of goals.
24:23You're good in the air.
24:25You strike it well from distance.
24:26You make late runs into the box.
24:28How have you set yourself a minimum target of goals?
24:31Because Milan need goals from midfield.
24:32How many goals do you want to bring this season to the team for Milan for your new side?
24:36I scored 10 goals or 11 goals for Juventus in my final season.
24:50That was two years ago.
24:51I scored 10 or 11 in the campaign that's just gone as well with the number of assists too.
24:55So I like to get into the opposition box to provide assists and score goals.
25:09But I also scored 10 goals without playing European football last season.
25:14So I'll try and repeat that once again this season.
25:16I know that the coach really urges me to achieve this, to get in front of goal, to get into goal scoring positions, to set up goals and to play a leading role for the team.
25:32So I'll try to do my utmost on that score.
25:42I want to score at least as many as I did last season, so at least 10.
25:48And if I can score even more than 10, so be it.
25:52But in recent years, having spoken to Allegri and even last season with Roberto de Zerbi,
26:09they've really convinced me that that's the sort of player I can be, the player that makes late runs into the box,
26:14that gets forward, that scores goals, that's also a threat from dead-ball situations.
26:24I have to have all of that ambition for myself to score goals and to play a leading role.
26:37Hi, Adrian. Welcome to Milan.
26:39I don't know whether you necessarily remember your last game in Italy in Serie A,
26:47because maybe it's fate, the fact that you're coming back,
26:50because after 482 days you're playing against Bologna again.
26:55And in terms of fate, there's maybe something that goes beyond fate with Milan,
27:01beyond that desire to win things, beyond the fact that Allegri
27:04is here, you've got a brace for France, you scored for Juventus at San Siro.
27:11So whether Milan felt fated for you?
27:15Yes, I've already answered that question.
27:19There definitely is a certain amount of destiny with Milan in this particular stadium.
27:25Everything that I've achieved with Juventus or the French national team,
27:31I hope that I can also do something similar with Milan colours.
27:39That's the most important thing.
27:44As opposed to what I've achieved in the past, that no longer matters.
27:48All that counts now is Milan.
27:57Sure. I have a good rapport with San Siro as a stadium,
28:02and so I hope I can once again do great things there.
28:05Last two questions from our French colleagues.
28:09Valentin Paoluzzi for the team.
28:11Bonjour Adrien et bon retour parmi nous en Italie, que tu as quitté finalement il y a un an et demi,
28:18même pas, donc je voulais savoir si le Adrien Rabiot qui revient est un joueur différent,
28:23une personne différente suite à cette expérience à l'OM. Merci.
28:27En français.
28:29Je suis parti il y a un peu plus d'un an, je suis déjà content de revenir en Italie,
28:40parce que j'ai passé des bons moments ici, dans les stades et à l'extérieur.
28:45Donc vraiment heureux d'être de retour en Italie.
28:50J'ai fait une très bonne saison l'année dernière avec l'Olympique de Marseille.
28:57Donc j'espère être dans cette continuité de pouvoir faire de grandes choses ici à Milan,
29:10dans un club aussi prestigieux.
29:12Je sais que forcément il y aura des attentes, parce que que ce soit les dirigeants, les supporters,
29:22ils attendent d'un club comme Milan de figurer dans les premières places,
29:27de pouvoir retourner à jouer la Ligue des champions la saison prochaine.
29:32Donc il y a beaucoup d'attentes, mais moi c'est ce qui me plaît.
29:35J'ai beaucoup d'ambition et je suis venu ici vraiment pour aider le club et pour le projet qu'ils ont mis en place.
29:45Matteo Cioffi, Radio France.
29:49Bonjour, bonjour Adrien, bien retrouvé.
29:51Je voulais vous demander, comme première question,
29:54s'il y a au fond de vous-même quelques petits regrets d'avoir quitté l'OM,
29:59et ensuite si vous pouvez nous rassurer que dimanche soit avec Jonathan Rov,
30:05il y aura un bel poignet de main amical et gentil surtout.
30:13Non, comme je l'ai expliqué en italien juste avant, j'ai eu un bon rapport avec Jonathan,
30:31qui est un bon garçon, il sait pas ce qui s'est passé,
30:34c'est des choses qui peuvent arriver dans un vestiaire et on est rapidement passé à autre chose.
30:40Donc, comme je l'ai dit, on a parlé aussi par message, on s'est souhaité la bienvenue.
30:47Je lui ai souhaité la bienvenue en Italie, que je connais bien, je lui ai souhaité le meilleur.
30:53Et puis dimanche, je serai content de le retrouver parce que j'ai passé un an avec lui,
30:57et comme je l'ai dit, c'est un bon garçon.
31:00Donc, voilà, je serai content de pouvoir discuter un peu avec lui, de le saluer,
31:07et je pense que ce sera la même chose de son côté.
31:10Regrets, des regrets ?
31:12Des regrets ? Non, c'est, voilà.
31:17Dans la vie, c'est comme ça.
31:22Ça peut très bien se passer et parfois, en un instant, les choses basculent.
31:29Je pense à Marseille avoir laissé un très bon souvenir, autant aux gens qui travaillent au club, à mes coéquipiers, qu'aux supporters.
31:37Je pense que si vous allez demander aux supporters, ils seront ravis de vous dire qu'ils ont vu un joueur qui a été exemplaire,
31:45qui a toujours tout donné sur le terrain, qui était toujours à 100%, qui jouait avec détermination, en respectant le maillot qu'ils portaient.
31:57Donc, non.
32:02Des regrets par rapport à ce que j'ai pu faire avec Marseille et ce que j'ai pu donner au moment où j'y étais ?
32:08Non, parce que j'ai fait le maximum, j'ai tout donné.
32:11Je suis arrivé avec beaucoup d'ambition pour ramener l'Olympique de Marseille en Ligue des champions.
32:18Ce que j'ai fait, j'ai fait une très belle saison.
32:20Comme j'ai dit, j'ai eu des très belles statistiques durant toute la saison.
32:24J'ai été disponible, j'ai joué tous les matchs.
32:28Je n'ai pas été blessé.
32:30Je pense qu'on ne peut rien me reprocher sur la saison et sur tout ce que j'ai donné à l'Olympique de Marseille.
32:36Pour le reste, je leur souhaite le meilleur.
32:39Je remercie surtout les supporters de m'avoir accueilli comme ils m'ont accueilli.
32:43Et de m'avoir soutenu et encouragé comme ils l'ont fait pendant toute la saison.
32:48Sintetisant les réponses.
32:52Je suis content d'être rentré en Italie, en campo et dans le camp.
32:59L'anno scorso il Marseille a fait une bonne saison.
33:02J'espère de continuer avec ce que c'était l'année passée.
33:06Je pense qu'on a Jonathan Roe a un bon rapport.
33:10Comme il m'a spiegato anche prima in italiano.
33:12Si sont aussi inscrits quand ils ont firmé pour les clèbes italiennes.
33:15Je suis content de rivederlo domenica.
33:18C'est un bravo garçon.
33:19C'est un bravo garçon.
33:20Je ne suis pas pensé ou pensé sur l'Olympique de Marseille.
33:23Parce qu'il a donné tout ce qu'il pouvait donner.
33:26Il a toujours été disponible.
33:27Il a toutes les partites.
33:28Il a des bons souvenirs.
33:31Il a maintenant il Milan.
33:33Il a maintenant il Milan.
33:34J'espère d'être d'un aidé.
33:36Il a dans les premiers places.
33:39Merci à tous.
33:41Merci beaucoup à tous.
33:42Et encore bienvenue à Adrien.
33:44Merci à tous.
33:45Merci à tous.
33:46Merci à tous.
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