Milan to leave three players out of Champions League squad list

According to reports in Italy, Pietro Pellegri, Samu Castillejo and Andrea Conti are the three players who will be excluded from Milan‘s Champions League squad list.

The Rossoneri will release their squad list this evening, but Stefano Pioli’s choices are quite clear already, according to multiple reports.

Sky Sport and Calciomercato.com report that new signing Pietro Pellegri is likely to remain out of the squad for the group stage of Europe’s elite competition.

Andrea Conti and Samu Castillejo are also expected not to be included in the squad list as they are not in Stefano Pioli’s plans.

Conti returned from a loan spell at Parma and Castillejo was close to joining Getafe in the summer, but the La Liga side signed Jakub Jankto from Sampdoria instead.

Milan have been drawn with Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Porto in the Champions League Group B. They will play in Europe’s elite competition for the first time in seven years.

They were eliminated by the Colchoneros in the round of 16 in 2013-14 and played their last Champions League game so far at the Estadio Calderon.