Sky: Musah to start for Milan against Parma – Loftus-Cheek in advanced role | OneFootball

Yunus Musah is expected to be handed a rare start in the AC Milan midfield against Parma on Saturday evening with Ruben Loftus-Cheek moving further up the pitch.

According to Sky Sport Italia (via Milan News), the American midfielder should get the nod from Paulo Fonseca for the game at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, but it would mean leaving out a form player.

The plan would be for Musah to partner Tijjani Reijnders in the double pivot, with Ismael Bennacer dropping down to the bench.

That means Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s position is gone, so he would move into the No.10 role that he played in a lot last season, and Christian Pulisic would head back to the right wing where he played last season.

Therefore it is Samuel Chukwueze who misses out in this event, with Rafael Leao still taking up his normal role on the left.

It would be a bold call from Fonseca and would give Musah a chance to impress the new coach from the first minute.

There would be a lot of pressure on the performance given the assumption is that when he is fit and raring to go, Youssouf Fofana will have that spot in the midfield.