AC Milan beat Arsenal and Bayern to sign Swedish striker

AC Milan are about to close the signing of Swedish striker Emil Roback beating the strong competition of Arsenal and Bayern Munich.

MilanNews.it confirms rumors that AC Milan have secured the services of Emil Roback. The 17-year-old Swedish striker will join the Rossoneri with the parties closing the last details of the agreement.

AC Milan are about to sign Roback beating the strong competition of Arsenal and Bayern Munich. The Hammarby starlet is expected to cost around 1.5 million euros according to Swedish sources.

The talented centre forward will join the Primavera squad. A nice curiosity is that the talented player comes from Hammarby, a team in which Zlatan Ibrahimovic is co-owner.

Hammarby sporting director Jasper Jansson best described the qualities of Emil Roback: “He is a natural talent, a striker with great physicality and technique, already at this age he scores many goals“.

In his homeland the 17-year-old striker is often compared to current AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic: “In my opinion he has many natural skills but above all he has the X-Factor. Great speed too. He will certainly have a positive future ahead of him“.

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