AC Milan Did not Keep Adil Taarabt Because of His ‘Drinking Habits’

Rabat- Italian former football player Fulvio Collovati said that AC Milan would have signed Adel Taarabt on a permanent basis if the Moroccan international did not like to drink too much.

Speaking to Italian television Canale 24, the winner of the 1982 FIFA World Cup said that Taarabt’s drinking habit was the reason behind AC Milan’s decision not to extend his stay at the Rossoneri side.

“I take full responsibility for what I say,” he added.

Taarabt signed for Milan on 30 January 2014 on loan until the end of the season.

In the 2014 summer season, he returned to Queens Park Rangers only to create more controversy. QPR manager Harry Redknapp called him ‘overweight’ and not fit to play football. Taarabt responded that the manager was making excuses because the team was losing.