 On 27 July 2013, Milan purchased Constant outright for another €6 million, also selling Rodney Strasser to Genoa for €3.5 million on the same day.In July 2013, Constant responded to what he perceived as racial abuse from spectators at a pre-season TIM Trophy match against Sassuolo by leaving the pitch.Although the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) fined Sassuolo €30,000 due to "racially discriminatory shouts and chants aimed at a player from the opposition’s team", a police investigation found no evidence of such.