Tomori offers an insight on ‘becoming a total defender’ and Milan’s targets

After his fellow Cobham graduate Ruben Loftus-Cheek appeared on the first episode of MilanTV’s series ‘Gameplay’, Fikayo Tomori has now been welcomed onto the show to discuss his role as a defender and what it means to play for AC Milan. 

Since joining Milan, Tomori has gone from strength to strength at an incredible rate and has proved he can take the club forward with his good performances. With every passing season, the Englishman continues to prove why his former club made the mistake of parting with him.

However, for reasons out of the defender’s hands, this season, he has not been able to show his abilities to the best of his abilities due to him suffering a hamstring injury against Salernitana. Given the 26-year-old returned from the injury this week, it will be hoped that he can return to his best quickly as the Diavolo look to go deep into the Europa League.

Finally, with the European Championship in Germany this summer, he will aim to give Gareth Southgate a headache about his defensive selections in the months leading up to the tournament.

Tomori spoke to MilanTV about his role in the team and Milan’s targets for the future – his words have been relayed by PianetaMilan.

Tomori on the role of the modern defender…

“Becoming a total defender today is very difficult because there are too many aspects and so many elements that can change in a second during a match. I try to improve as much as I can in every match. To be the best version of myself. To be a defender, you have to have a certain sense of danger. To know where the ball might come, I’ve always tried to do that, trying to understand what might happen and reacting accordingly.”

Tomori on AC Milan and the club’s targets…

“For the future, I just want to win. That means playing for Milan, we all know the history of this club. We wrote a page with the Scudetto, we have a team that can still win. I think the mentality of the team is good, the harmony is good. We want to write a new chapter in history. I want to grow further and improve for me and the team. That is my goal. We want to win.”

The full interview can be found below.