Nesta to leave AC Milan in the summer

Veteran Alessandro Nesta will leave AC Milan at the end of the season after a glorious ten years at the club where the 36-year old won two Champions League finals and two Serie A titles. The player had scheduled a press conference earlier today at the Milan training ground and speaking to the reporters, said:

“When I finish the season I think about the following one, and I think that with the rhythm of the season, what with the Champions League and everything else, I won’t be able to play all the time,” Nesta told reporters at Milan’s training ground.

“And seeing as I can’t just sit on the bench and wait my turn… if I don’t feel like an important part of the team then I would prefer to stay at home. Out of respect for the club and myself I would prefer to go and experience something different where I can still enjoy myself, do something good.”

Speculations are that the defender, who was a part of Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning team, will head to United States to play in the Major League Soccer with the New York Red Bulls. However, Nesta refused to comment on the situation.

“I don’t know where I’m going to go, I haven’t signed with anyone, but I know that I’m leaving a great club where I had a great experience.

“Going there [the USA] wouldn’t be bad, I would gladly go there, it would be a great experience.”

Nesta will carry along great memories of his time at the club, including beating Juventus on penalties in the 2003 Champions League final at Old Trafford which Nesta described as his “favourite victory”.

“I’ll miss everyone. I want to thank everyone that works at Milanello. And naturally I will miss my old team-mates like [Massimo] Ambrosini, [Gennaro] Gattuso, [Clarence] Seedorf, [Paolo] Maldini, [Alessandro] Costacurta and Andrea [Pirlo]. I came to Milan as a Roman and I felt better here than at home.”