Official: AC Milan announce Fode Ballo-Toure departure by mutual consent | OneFootball

Fode Ballo-Toure has spent a lot of the past few seasons in the shadows. Now, with AC Milan struggling to find a suitor, the club have agreed to mutually part ways.

Very few left-backs in football could get a place ahead of Theo Hernandez, and for Fode Ballo-Toure this was very much clear. However, the club deemed him also not to be a fit deputy, so he was sent on loan to Fulham last season.

In the 2023/24 season, the defender played just six times in the Premier League for the London outfit meaning there was even less of a chance that he returned to the mix for Milan in the 2024/25 season.

As a result, the club spent time looking for a move in the summer and struggled to find any suitors that matched the valuation. It seemed like a move to France was on the cards in the latter stages of the mercato, however, this fell through during personal terms.

A lifeline opportunity was offered with the Futuro side, but he failed to impress which further clarified which direction his future was heading, and now, he is looking for a new club without the Rossoneri’s help, with Milan parting ways with the player via mutual agreement.

The decision was confirmed on the Diavolo’s website this afternoon and the short statement reads as follows.

“AC Milan announces the mutual resolution of defender Fode Ballo-Toure’s contract. The Club wishes the player all the best for his career going forward.”

It means that the club will save heavily on the wages of a player who was not offering anything, which can only be seen as a positive with a revolution planned in January.