The AC Milan midfielder says Louis van Gaal is right to call him back into the Oranje squad after a 12-month absence following his efforts to return to full fitnessNigel de Jong believes he fully deserves his recall into the Netherlands squad after a year-long exile. The 28-year-old midfield powerhouse nas not featured for the national side since November 2012, but has been called up to the O...Full Story »

Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal has recalled Wesley Sneijder and Nigel de Jong to his preliminary squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Turkey. The Galatasaray and AC Milan midfielders had fallen out of favor with Oranje in recent times, with Sneijder only called upon as a replacement for the injured Georginio Wijnaldum and De Jong returning after almost a year i...Full Story »

AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri hopes Mario Balotelli can rise above provocation once again to continue his goal streak against Chievo. This week saw the 22-year-old Italy international bring up his 10th goal in nine appearances for club and country since he left Manchester City, but any gentle taunts from the Maltese crowd paled in comparison to discriminatory chants directed his wa...Full Story »

AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong will be out of action for at least six months after undergoing successful surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon. The 28-year-old Holland international lasted just 22 minutes of the Rossoneri's 4-2 victory at Torino on Sunday before falling awkwardly and having to leave the pitch on a stretcher. A statement released on acmilan.com today read: "AC Milan can co...Full Story »

Mario Balotelli: Manchester City striker would be welcomed at AC Milan by former team-mate Nigel de Jong AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong admits he would welcome the prospect of playing alongside his former Manchester City team-mate Mario Balotelli at the San Siro. De Jong left City for Milan before the close of the summer transfer window, while Balotelli has regularly been linked with a move...Full Story »

The combative midfielder cites the introduction of unseasoned players to the Rossoneri fold as the reason for their stuttering season start, but insists the team will improve Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong has moved to explain his side's disappointing start to the season ahead of the upcoming Derby Della Madonnina against Inter on Sunday, claiming the club's new faces need to time to settle a...Full Story »

New AC Milan signing Nigel de Jong says he is ready to give "100 percent" to the Rossoneri after finalising his transfer from Manchester City on Friday. The Dutch midfielder signed a three-year contract with the club to cap a productive week for the Milan side which had earlier wrapped up a deal for Roma striker Bojan Krkic on a season long loan. "For me, Milan has always been a really big c...Full Story »

The former Rossoneri midfielder has tipped his compatriot for success in Italy, claiming his capture to be a stroke of genius Mark van Bommel has praised AC Milan's capture of Netherlands international Nigel De Jong, labelling the former Manchester City midfielder as the club's signing of the summer. The 35-year-old, who joined PSV in May has played alongside the midfielder for the national ...Full Story »

NIGEL DE JONG is on the brink of joining AC Milan. The Manchester City midfielder flew to Italy yesterday for a medical while the clubs continue to thrash out a deal in the region of £3.5million. The popular Dutch midfielder, 27, was going into the last year of his deal at the Etihad and no fresh talks had been planned. City boss Roberto Mancini signed Jack Rodwell two weeks ago and is k...Full Story »

AC Milan continues to target Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong but has so far failed to agree a fee with the Premier League club. The Premier League champion value the Dutch midfielder, whose contract is set to expire at the end of the season, at around 8.2 million euros, but the Rossoneri are currently willing to pay only 3.7-5m euros for his signature. Milan has secured deals to bring...Full Story »