"It's totally crazy. Then there are economic agreements to give the Championship some visibility. All of this is beyond us. The subject of schedules, the health of the players, is much discussed, and it all seems crazy. It's crazy to travel so many kilometers to play a match between two Italian teams in Australia. We have to adapt. As always ." Asked by Le Figaro about UEFA's decision to accept the relocation to Australia of the Serie A match between Como and AC Milan, Adrien Rabiot made it clear that he did not particularly appreciate this decision. Enough to provoke the anger of the managing director of Serie A, Luigi De Siervo.
" He forgets, like all footballers who earn millions of euros, that they are paid to carry out an activity, namely to play football. He should respect the money he earns and be more accommodating towards his employer, namely Milan , who agreed and insisted that this match could be played abroad. The health of the players is a fundamental element, we are fighting to make this logical. It is a complex issue, but not impossible. We are trying to do it in a spirit of harmony, especially if we consider this an exceptional event. The organizational challenge is complex, the flight hours are many, but we travel business class to the other side of the world, which teams do regularly. Top-level footballers, who have salaries that match their efforts, should understand better than others that this is a sacrifice that can be made ," he said in comments relayed by Il Corriere dello Sport .
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