Official: Ricci joins Como from Milan, loan with option to buy for €23.5m plus bonus

Official: Ricci joins Como from Milan, loan with option to buy for €23.5m plus bonus Samuele Ricci has officially joined Como on loan from Milan with an option to buy at the end of the season for a deal that could be worth €23.5m plus bonus. The midfielder had undergone his medical tests over the last couple of days, and was therefore not in the Rossoneri squad for last night’s 2-0 Serie A victory over Venezia at San Siro. He put pen to paper today, on loan with an option to make it permanent at the end of the campaign. Ricci is a new Como player PARMA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 08: Samuele Ricci of AC Milan during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AC Milan at Stadio Ennio Tardini on November 08, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) According to various reports , the cost of the loan is €1.5m and the option is worth a further €22m plus performance-related bonuses. Milan had paid €23m plus add-ons to purchase Ricci from Torino last summer, but he made only 34 appearances for the side, scoring one goal. Samuele Ricci prior to the pre-season friendly between Arsenal and AC Milan in Singapore (picture via www.acmilan.com). He was never a regular in the midfield, and seemed even less likely to play regularly this season under new coach Ruben Amorim. The Italy international is 25 years old and has over 200 senior appearances in Italian football. UDINE, ITALY – AUGUST 22: Cesc Fabregas, Como manager, looks on during the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and Como 1907 at Stadio Friuli on August 22, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images) “Samuele is a player we know well,” Como coach Cesc Fabregas told the official club website. “He has great technical quality, intelligence and an excellent ability to manage the ball. I am convinced that his qualities fit well with our style of play and that he can bring a lot to the team. “We are very happy to have him with us, and we can’t wait to start working together.”