Daniel Maldini is very close to wearing the Atalanta jersey. A 23-year-old boy, and therefore now in the midst of developing his potential, he has come to be an important and national team level footballer after some not-so-easy stages. The name worn behind the shirt, in fact, has often given rise to silly nepotistic talk, moreover even in years when relations between his father and the Milan club were not exactly excellent. It is known, for example, that for many years the relations between Adriano Galliani, for years plenipotentiary of the Rossoneri club, and the boy’s father Paolo were not exactly good. Time, then, chose to soothe the distance, with the two having an important rapprochement.
The dichotomies between the two has not prevented that, beyond the difficulty of enduring the usual malicious tongues, Daniel from developing his talents in the youth sector, even finding better fortunes with time. In the past, for example, it was said that the best of the sons of the historic Diavolo captain was Christian as a prospect. Class of ’96 and a defender, he stopped at Serie C after a few appearances with a strong Rossoneri Primavera side. Perhaps, in this case even more so, the legacy of being related to a soccer monument, moreover in a similar role, weighed. His brother, five years younger, has shifted gears with time, mainly due to an extraordinary evolution he had at the very last “step” of the nursery.
Soccer, then, is also luck: in his second year in the first team, albeit with little space, the joy of winning the Scudetto and then going on to measure himself elsewhere. A satisfaction that Daniel can therefore boast of having set in his own trophy case, despite the fact that the roads from the club that marked his family’s life are now distant. His farewell to Monza will completely sever the link with Milan, who will be eligible for 50 percent of the purchase cost as per previous agreements. A signing that will, in any case, endorse a definitive step: Maldini Jr has shown, in spite of many rumors, that he can walk very well on his own.
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