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Watch: Milan's Romagnoli apparently wants to be a handball player

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Chelsea may want to reconsider its high-priced interest in AC Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli.

Related: AC Milan turns down Chelsea's 'significant offer' for Romagnoli

In the latter stages of Saturday's wild 4-2 loss to Napoli, the promising young defender disregarded the rules of the sport entirely, trying to avoid an own goal by slapping the ball off the line.

Jose Callejon promptly slotted it home to solidify the win for the Partenopei in injury time.

It was a fitting end to an eventful contest at the San Paolo. Arkadiusz Milik scored a brace on his full debut before Milan battled back from two goals down, only to then pick up two red cards before conceding a pair of second-half goals en route to defeat.

The season is young, but Milan, coming off a 3-2 win in its opening contest last week, has thus far been nothing if not entertaining.

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