Star of Milan resigned his salary for a noble cause

A gesture that not everyone has. Because when a player is injured, the salary continues to be charged since it is within the regulations. However, a Milan star told the Italian club authorities that he will not receive his salary because he was unable to play for a single minute. The protagonist of this story's Mario Mandzukic, who resigned from receiving his March salary because he was unable to play due to an injury and the club's sports director, Ricky Massara, praised that decision as "of high ethical value".

The former Juventus and Bayern Munich player, among others, arrived free in the last transfer market after ending his contract with Al Duhail of Qatar, but he could only play five games with Rossonero and was out since February 18 due to an injury muscular.

"Giving up salary is a rare gesture from a player who has demonstrated high-level ethical and professional values. He is very sorry for not having been able to contribute on the field, but in the last matches he will have the opportunity to do so," Massara said in the preview of the Serie A match against Genoa, in statements to DAZN.

The 34-year-old Croatian striker, runner-up in the last World Cup in Russia, returned to compete this Sunday and led, with a header deflected by Gianluca Scamacca, the goal that scored the final 2-1 in favor of Milan, which remains second with 66 points and, with seven dates remaining for the end of Serie A, he is nine behind the leader Inter.