Pioli decided to keep the Senegal international in the squad to guarantee the depth of ac Milan's bench.
Barrow Toure, who plays mainly as a left-back, has been watched by a number of teams in this summer's transfer market, with Trabzon Sport and Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League, Fulham and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and Ligue 1 side Lille all throwing olive branches to them. The player moved to AC Milan from Ligue 1 powerhouse Monaco last summer for a transfer fee of around €5 million, with the two sides signing a contract that expires in 2025.
However, due to the excellent performance of main left-back Theo last season, Senegal international Baro Toure did not have many opportunities to play under head coach Pioli, coupled with the African Cup of Nations absences and injuries, he only played 12 games for the Rossonere in all competitions, including only 6 starts, with no goals and assists.
Barlow Toure, who has excellent physical fitness, although he has a relatively good data performance in ball protection, crosses and steals, there is still a lot of room for improvement in running awareness and position sense. According to the statistics of the transfer market of the authoritative website of football, his current value is estimated at 3.5 million euros. So far this season, he has only made one appearance for the team for the time being, accumulating 15 minutes of game time.
Considering that the new season needs to face the intensive fixtures of the Champions League and Serie A, and the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year, AC Milan is still more inclined to keep it in the squad. And the injury of Italy international Florenzi in the last round of Serie A further weakened the bench depth of the team's defense. According to Italian media reports, club management Maldini and Marsala, after communicating with head coach Pioli, believe that the players can still play a role in the Rossoneri and have a certain value for the squad, and temporarily decided not to listen to the trade proposal of Baro Toure in the transfer market.
