Yunus Musah made a significant transfer in his membership profession final summer season, becoming a member of Italian giants AC Milan and after registering a career-high in appearances, the American midfielder mirrored on his debut Serie A marketing campaign.
Musah is again with the U.S. males’s nationwide staff forward of upcoming June friendlies vs. Colombia and Brazil. The 21-year-old was joined by fellow USMNT teammate Christian Pulisic within the Rossoneri squad this previous season, after Pulisic additionally made a summer season switch of his personal.
Musah and Pulisic each featured closely in Stefano Pioli’s squad, serving to the Rossoneri to a second-place end and sealing a return to the UEFA Champions League for subsequent season. The American duo was considered one of a number of pair of membership teammates in Europe final season and Musah voiced his enjoyment of doing so for considered one of Italy’s historic golf equipment.
“I’ve gotten to attach with Christian rather a lot over the previous 12 months, spending a number of time with him this season on and off the sector,” Musah advised reporters on Monday. “It’s been nice to attach, as a result of I didn’t get the possibility to do it a lot in the present day at camp, so it’s been good to try this the entire 12 months.”
“On the sector, he’s grown a lot taking part in on the right-wing,” Musah added. “Being so efficient this season in scoring targets and assists, he’s been the most effective attacker on our staff. The supervisor has given him confidence and had religion in him, it was a mutual factor, and the boldness the supervisor gave him was mirrored on the sector.”
Musah made a complete of 40 appearances for the Rossoneri final season, that includes in 4 completely different competitions, together with the Champions League and Europa League. He logged over 2,200 minutes in midfield. registering two assists, and solely lacking 4 matches by means of damage.
After lacking four-consecutive matches from late-December to early-January, Musah returned to motion and featured closely throughout the second half of the season. Regardless of lifting no silverware in his first season in Milan, Musah was happy along with his marketing campaign as an entire.
“My season went rather well to start with till December once I bought a little bit damage,” Musah stated. “I performed a number of video games within the league and Champions League in order that was actually nice, in order that’s if you anticipate issues will go like that for the entire season. However issues occur and it’s a must to modify.
“In the direction of the top of the season I began being concerned in some essential video games once more, Europa League and the derby,” he added. “It’s been an excellent season, I used to be all the time there pushing and staying across the staff. It’s been an excellent first season.”
Musah enters USMNT camp, combating to maintain his position in Gregg Berhalter’s midfield, particularly with a number of in-form gamers becoming a member of him. Weston McKennie loved a robust 2023-24 marketing campaign for Juventus, Malik Tillman was stellar on mortgage at PSV, and Johnny Cardoso made a right away impression in La Liga with Actual Betis.
Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, and Luca De La Torre can even be combating for minutes, whereas LAFC’s Timmy Tillman joins the squad for his second camp. Musah hinted on the problem of dealing with Colombia and Brazil over the subsequent week earlier than opening group stage play in opposition to Bolivia on June 23.
“Colombia is an advanced rival. Each sport they play with a number of depth,” Musah stated. “They’re very bodily, particularly their protection. I feel they’ve a number of expertise within the assault additionally, like Luis Díaz, so this sport will assist us rather a lot within the preparations. We face a extremely good opponent and they’ll get the most effective model of us.
“Testing ourselves in opposition to the most effective is one thing that’s actually essential for us as a result of we’re solely going to get higher when taking part in in opposition to the most effective,” he added. “Earlier than Copa América it’s nice to check ourselves and see what we have to work on. And in addition attempt to win these video games and get momentum.”