AC Milan are looking to add Strahinja Pavlovic to their defence in the summer, but their former manager Fabio Capello has offered a damning review of the defender this morning.
In Fonseca’s eyes, the defence should be built around Fikayo Tomori, and the traits the Englishman lacks should be made up by others. However, there is also a need to compose the entire defence right, to get the best of each player.
With Theo’s attacking tendencies, it is believed that the back four could become a three at times to allow the Frenchman the freedom to attack, and with Pierre Kalulu being tested as a right-back, there is a greater need for defensive reinforcements.
If Milan transition into a three in stages, the Rossoneri must recruit a defender who can play on the left of a back three, and Pavlovic did this during the European Championship, but Capello was not massively impressed by his performances, as he stated in this morning’s column for Gazzetta dello Sport (via Milan News).
“Pavlovic with Serbia at the European Championships played on the left in the three-man defence: as an armoured, he did not impress me, but I understand that Milan want to bring physical strength and centimetres to the department, especially if Kalulu should be diverted to the right by Fonseca.”