Ardon Jashari is set to be handed a regular starting role under new coach Amorim, giving the midfielder the platform to rescue a debut campaign that never got going.
The Switzerland international arrived last summer with real expectation attached, only for his first season to slip away before it began. La Gazzetta dello Sport has now named him as Milan's pick in a rundown of 20 potential Serie A stars for the coming campaign, one player chosen per club, even though he is not a new arrival.
The reason his first year stalled is straightforward. Jashari fractured his fibula ahead of the second match of the season, and the injury derailed his settling-in period at a moment when rhythm mattered most. By the time he was fit again, Massimiliano Allegri had settled on a fixed midfield trio for the 3-5-2, leaving Jashari on the bench for most of the season.
The shift to Amorim changes that picture. His system reads as a 3-4-2-1, and if Adrien Rabiot pushes higher as an attacking midfielder on the right, the central berth alongside Luka Modric becomes Jashari's to hold. He has said he feels he is progressing, and the tactical setup now points towards him rather than around him.
There is a neat backstory here for a player Gazzetta rates so highly. A well-known photo shows him as a child in the San Siro stands for a Champions League night, a Milan supporter long before he was a Milan player.
From here, the season itself decides whether Jashari repays the faith, but for the first time in a Rossoneri shirt he starts it with the manager building around him.