Why USMNT star Yunus Musah will happily come off the bench, if need be, as AC Milan! midfielder seeks trophy

The 22-year-old midfielder has savoured CONCACAF Nations League glory on three occasions with the United States. His best showing at club level came when helping Valencia to a runners-up finish in the 2021-22 Copa del Rey.

Musah is eager to get his hands on a domestic medal, with his performance off the bench in a Supercoppa Italiana clash with Juventus helping Milan to line up a final date with arch-rivals Inter. Said contest will take place in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

Musah has told Football Italia ahead of that encounter, with the Rossoneri looking to land their first piece of major silverware as a collective since 2022: “It would be huge. I’ve won three trophies with the national team, but I haven’t won anything with a club yet so I’m going to give it my all and so are my team-mates. We’re going to give it everything on the field and that’ll help the outcome.

“We were losing (against Juventus) so when you come on you want to change the game – you want to go for it because you need to go for it, and you want to attack more. You need to take the game to them and that’s what I wanted to do really. I’m very pleased and very happy to come back and win 2-1, it was amazing. I just want to win the final, that’s all I care about. I don’t mind if I play or don’t play, we just need to win.”

There are no guarantees that Musah will see game time against Inter, with just five Serie A starts made this season, but his fellow countryman Christian Pulisic is expected to figure prominently as ‘Captain America’ seeks to deliver tangible success for a team that he is considered to have become an on-field leader for.