Milan’s Saelemaekers leaves Bologna, clear and resolute

Bologna intends to purchase Alexis Saelemaekers from Milan after his successful loan season, where he thrived under coach Thiago Motta, scoring three goals and providing three assists in 25 league games.

Alexis Saelemaekers
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Bologna is set on acquiring Alexis Saelemaekers from Milan this upcoming summer, following his impressive performance during his loan spell. The 24-year-old Belgian forward struggled to establish himself during his three-year tenure with the Rossoneri, leading to his loan move to Rossoblu last summer in a bid to regain confidence.

Saelemaekers, on loan from Milan, has surpassed expectations under Thiago Motta this season, contributing three goals and three assists in 25 league appearances, notably excelling in Bologna’s dynamic attacking setup.

According to today’s Gazzetta dello Sport, Bologna is unequivocal about their intentions for Saelemaekers, expressing readiness to exercise their €9.5 million buy option to secure him permanently from Milan in the summer.

Simultaneously, the Rossoblu are actively pursuing Thiago Motta to continue as their coach for the next season, initiating discussions on a potential contract extension for the skilled tactician.

Alexis Saelemaekers

Alexis Saelemaekers

Forwarder, Defender, Midfielder

BelgiumBelgium

Age: 25

180 cm

72 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 28 8 Missed
Minutes 1796 64.1 Avg
Goals 4 0.1 Avg
Assist 3 0.1 Avg
Attempt 93 3.3 Avg
Passes 855 30.581.2% AvgSucc
Yellow 5 0.2 Avg
Red 1 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 25 times for 1603 minutes for Serie A.

Alexis Saelemaekers scored 3 goals for Bologna. He procured 3 assists. He received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

His team is currently 4th in Serie A. In the last match Bologna won 3-1 against Roma.

Bologna performance and stats

Bologna

Manager: Thiago Motta
Rank 3rd
Win 18
Draw 13
Loss 5
Goals 51-27
Diff 24

Bologna is currently 4th in the Serie A with 62 points.

In the last 33 games, it has won 17 times, drawn 11 times, and lost 5 times. In its last match, Bologna won 1-3 against Roma.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 48 goals and conceding 26.​

Bologna will play the next match in Serie A against Udinese on Sunday 28th of April in Bologna. The prediction is Bologna winning the match.​