Rui costa reveal doubt
 

well what do you think about his speach. well I'm glad that he
decide to stay at milan.and sure milan is wining side so he should be proud
to be milan player any way here is the report

Rui Costa reveals doubts
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Source: Football Italia


Manuel Rui Costa admits he considered leaving Milan this summer, but now enters a new role within the Rossoneri squad.

“I thought about my future for a long time,� admitted the Portuguese international. “I was no longer a first team regular, but still felt that I had given my contribution to the squad.�

Bought for a club record £27m in 2001, the former Benfica and Fiorentina legend has been recently pushed out of the line-up by young prodigy Kaka.

“I considered the situation and realised that there was no better place to be. Milan are a winning side, I am respected here and can fight for important trophies.�

It’s reported several clubs requested him after a fine Euro 2004 performance, in particular Fiorentina and Manchester United.

“There were some offers,� he concedes, “but the thing that made me most happy was Milan rejecting them all outright, not even sitting down to discuss figures. This is why I never spoke to any representatives from other clubs and even Fiorentina never contacted me directly.�

Now a new era to his time at the San Siro is opening up, as Rui Costa could be fielded in the deep midfield role left vacant by Andrea Pirlo’s trip to the Olympics.

“I am not putting myself forward for any particular positions, as that is for the Coach to decide,� he added. “I want to help out the team in any way that I can, even from the bench, but if I’m in a position to visualise the players in front of me, then I would certainly not be unhappy with that.�

Re: Rui costa reveal doubt
 

he should retire now,especially after euro2004 i thought he would be pushed out of the first team by some young player in milan.

Re: Rui costa reveal doubt
 

he should leave for benifca

Re: Rui costa reveal doubt
 

He should leave, now that he has offers, in Milan he'll barely play with Kaka as starter, great player, but kind of old now.

Re: Rui costa reveal doubt
 

if rui costa want to leave at any time.. plz join lazio.. we need you!

Re: Rui costa reveal doubt
 

Rui Costa should consider retirement but if he doesn't mind being on the bench so as long as his team is winning then that's great for him (and for milan, having rui costa as a "fringe player" = squad depth.. even though he's not as good as he used to be.). It would be cool to see him return to Fiorentina, he was my favourite viola player back then.