Giacomo Bonaventura doesn’t see why Milan can’t have a great 2015/16 season while Ignazio Abate wants to retire with a red and black shirt.

The Rossoneri play Inter tomorrow in China (14:00 CET, 20:00 local time) and a few players were present at a press conference ahead of the match as Milan continue to prepare for the next year.

“I have been lucky enough to extend my contract with Milan, my intention is to end my career at Milan, although you never know in football. My aim is to finish here where I grew up,” Abate said.

“Physically I am feeling better (he is recovering from an ankle injury), yesterday I started running and I am following a program. We will see day by day. I hope I will be able to play a few minutes against Real Madrid. My personal life? My wife is from Puglia so we got married near where she is from.

“My children will decide what is best for them, if they become footballers then I will be excited but they are free to choose their own path.” Davide Calabria and Luca Antonelli are expected to start v Inter.

“China? The first few days have been a little difficult because of the time zone but we are slowly adapting,” Bonaventura told the press on Friday. “The derby? We want to do well tomorrow and we want to do well in the preparations for the next season.

“Bertolacci is new, and our midfield is stronger with him. We’re stronger than last season, so we can have a great season. The club will consider whether we need any more reinforcements.

“Mihajlovic? We still haven’t seen him strike a free kick but we remember how he used to hit them. He was one of the best in the history of the game. Let’s hope he can hand down some tips to us. He is a great professional, he has brought an excellent mentality to the group, a winning mentality.

“I think he can take us very far. He is very well prepared under every aspect of the game. We still don’t know him very well but he is a very serious person.