AC Milan legend Andriy Shevchenko announced that Krzysztof Piatek is his heir to the San Siro.
Piatek was brought in to the San Siro in the winter transfer market yesterday. He was recruited from fellow Serie A clubs, Genoa.
This Polish bomber can immediately show his class in the team under the caretaker Genaro Gattuso. From the first nine games he played, he could scored nine goals.
This immediately made it compared to Shevchenko. This then made the Ukrainian football legend speak out.
Heir
Shevchenko was apparently impressed by the sharpness shown by the 23-year-old bomber. He also did not hesitate to call Piatek his heir at the San Siro.
“He is my heir,” said the man who is familiarly called Sheva to Mediaset Sport.
“He has an extraordinary instinct in front of goal and scored from a great striker,” he continued.
“He shot well with both his legs and was good with his head. He helped Milan a lot, “he said.
Pass UCL
However, Piatek failed to score a goal against Inter Milan. The Rossoneri were forced to take a lost in the match.
As a result, Milan dropped to fourth while Inter rose to third. Despite losing, Sheva believes Milan will still be able to qualify for the Champions League next season.
“I saw the match. Milan have several chances towards the end and the match can end as a draw, “he commented.
“Milan are still fully on track for the Champions League. I think they will go through, “continued Sheva.