Joe Scally has been tipped to join Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah at AC Milan in January immediately after impressing for Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
The 20-12 months-aged entire-back scored his initially objective of the season to rescue a level for ‘Die Fohlen’ (The Foals) in a 2-2 draw versus Mainz on Friday. He went previous just one defender and permit fly with a fierce shot from distance that sent the ball inside of the much put up in the 88th moment.
‘I knew I was shooting it no make a difference what, when I bought it,’ Scally said. ‘But when I saw the goalie contact it with his hand, I imagined it went about the net, but yeah, it is really a pleasant target.’
Gladbach sits 12th in the standings just after possessing previously lost all three residence games in the Bundesliga – to Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Leipzig. Very last yr, the club struggled much too, finishing 10th, when it typically vies for a Champions League, Europa League, or Europa Meeting League location.
In the meantime, Pulisic and Musah have liked a beneficial start out in Serie A, with Milan sitting next in league standings regardless of staying degree on details (18) with leaders, and arch rivals, Inter. The Rossoneri are looking to strengthen in defence and have earmarked Scally, who can participate in on both facet, as a winter season goal, in accordance to Calcio Mercato.
Joe Scally scored his first purpose of the season on Friday, as he’s rumored to transfer to Milan in Jan.
Scally could perform on the similar wing as Christian Pulisic for club & country if he moves to Milan
Davide Calabria, Alessandro Florenzi, or Theo Hernandez ordinarily get started at appropriate-back again and left-back again for Milan, but there is a deficiency of protect for the two positions, as heart-backs Pierre Kalulu and Malick Thiaw have typically been participating in at whole-again this year.
If Scally ends up moving to Milan in January, then he could conclude up enjoying on the identical wing as Pulisic, who can possibly play on the still left or suitable, for the two club and country.
Kiliann Sildillia – a French right-back born in 2002 and who performs for Freiburg – is also on Milan’s radar as an choice to Scally if a shift from Monchengladbach would not function out, Calcio Mercato even more reported.
French full-back again Kiliann Sildillia, who plays for Freiburg, is an alternate to Scally for Milan
It would seem like for now, Scally is happy with conserving his present-day group from but an additional residence defeat.
‘It was a tricky match for us,’ mentioned the New York indigenous immediately after Friday’s match. ‘We of course wanted to earn, but to get the 2-2 at the stop was quite significant. For me, I am incredibly delighted to get my very first purpose this season.’
Scally joined Gladbach in 2019 from New York Metropolis FC, in which he designed as a teen from 2015-2018.
He was named to the squad of the U.S. men’s countrywide team for the initially time in November 2021, in advance of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers towards Mexico and Jamaica.
Scally produced his senior debut for the Star and Stripes in a 3- get in opposition to Morocco in June 2022. He’s gone on to make 5 additional appearances for the U.S. and is section of Gregg Berhalter’s roster for online games against Ghana and Germany this thirty day period.