El Shaarawy Contract Extension a Blessing for Milan

Having lost the talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC Milan did not sign any big name in summer transfer window as Stephen El Shaarawy was given the chance to prove himself. Since then, the youngster has been Rossoneri’s best player and his recent contract extension is an absolute blessing for Milan.
El Shaarawy has been the shining star for the side and has revived Milan to come back strongly as after losing star players they had a poor start to the season. Milan have already added versatile striker Mario Balotelli to their ranks and now El Shaarawy’s new contract ties him to the club until 2018 much to the delight of fans.
Milan signed him 2 years back from Genoa and he did make 28 apperances in his debut season with the club but failed to make his mark. However, this year he has been the main man.
The young striker has lead the line for Rossoneri and has been the star performer having scored no less than eighteen times in all competitions. Adding to that his involvement in build up play has been fantastic and he has provided five assists as well.
El Shaarawy’s red hot form has massively increased his value and numerous top clubs were interested in signing the Milan striker in January transfer window. However, he loves the club and Milan has done fantastic job in holding onto the player.
The seven times European champions must ensure that they keep El Shaarawy for as long as they can and must not look to sell him for just financial reasons like they did with Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva. He is young, will improve with time and experience and can prove to be a massive asset for the Rossoneri.
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