Rabiot: Allegri wanted me at AC Milan all summer

Adrien Rabiot is happy to be playing again for Max Allegri at AC Milan.

The pair also worked together with Juventus and the Frenchman was priority signing for Allegri once he became available from Olympique Marseille in the final days of the summer market.

Rabiot told Sportmediaset: "We have the same relationship, we even spoke after Juventus. He's very close to the people, to his players, we've been in touch even outside of them.

"He called me all summer, we spoke more than once, and when what happened at Marseille happened, he called me back, but even before that he wanted me to come to Milan."

On facing Napoli this weekend, Rabiot also said: "It's definitely an important match, but obviously not the most important. We're motivated, there's no doubt about it.

"We prepare one game at a time, and what I like about the coach is that he's approaching the Lecce match with the same enthusiasm as the Napoli one. We'll play to win it, but we shouldn't think that after that the championship will be over."