A Club Brugge insider has reportedly issued a damning verdict of former Leeds United target Charles De Ketelaere after struggling in his debut season with AC Milan. The Belgian striker opted for a move to the Italian side, snubbing Jesse Marsch's Whites, after a breakout campaign in his native country.
The 22-year-old scored 18 goals and assisted another 10 in 48 appearances at Brugge but managed just one assist and failed to score in 40 appearances with Milan. Leeds were linked with a loan move for De Ketelaere in January, but he'd stay at the San Siro.
A report from HLN, sees a Club Brugge insider claim Leeds United was a better move for the striker, claiming this season at AC Milan was written in the stars.
They said: "Leeds would have been a much more logical step in the development of Charles than Milan. The season that he has had was written in the stars.
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"Someone with his profile cannot just step into the world of AC Milan from a Belgian club. If the results are disappointing, Zlatan or Olivier Giroud won’t be looked at, nor will the Italian players.
"The one looked at is the foreigner, €30m… That Charles looked around and wondered: ‘What is happening here?’, that is normal. However, the question should be: ‘Why didn’t he want to make a sporting and mental switch first?’
"He can be blamed for that. Charles has to leave Milan for a while. He is skipping steps.”
The young forward has been linked with Burnley this summer, giving the Belgium links with Vincent Kompany, while West Ham United, Everton and Crystal Palace are all said to be interested. A move to Leeds is highly unlikely given their relegation to the Championship.
