Gerry Cardinale and Ruben Amorim are expected to have a face-to-face discussion soon to discuss the transfer business required.
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The tour of Australia and Indonesia has highlighted that Milan still have several issues to resolve with regards to the squad. Therefore, a summit between the owner Cardinale and the head coach Amorim is needed very soon to assess the situation and plan the final weeks of the market.
In recent days, the Portuguese coach announced that after the friendly against Chelsea he would make decisions regarding some of the Milan squad, and that is exactly what will happen.
Movement at last?
Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) reports this morning that several players are expected to leave. Zachary Athekame will go on loan to Lyon. Youssouf Fofana and Fikayo Tomori – both of whom were not used in the last friendly against Chelsea – are also on the way out.
Pervis Estupinan and Santiago Gimenez are surplus to requirements, too. The Rafael Leao case is still ongoing: after announcing his desire to change teams in recent months, the Portuguese has now also indicated his desire to stay. If an offer of €50m comes in, Milan will sell him.
The squad needs to be trimmed, but also strengthened, and the meeting between Cardinale and Amorim will also serve to finalise the areas to work on. For days now, the manager has been asking for a left-footed attacking midfielder (FC Midtjylland’s Dario Osorio a target).
He’s also keen on another defensive addition after Mario Gila and Sankhoun Diawara (his favourite remains Gonçalo Inacio of Sporting CP). It’s also unclear whether a wing-back will be sought following the departure of Athekame and the likely departure of Estupinan.