AC Milan did not make a huge investment on a centre-forward this summer as some expected, but that could instead come next year.
Heading into the summer mercato there was a feeling that Milan would sign a new striker who could be the starter for years to come, given that Divock Origi disappointed in his first season, Zlatan Ibrahimovic retired and Olivier Giroud will soon turn 37.
Giroud is currently the second-top scorer in Serie A having netted four times in the first three games of the season (albeit with three penalties), but soon he will naturally have to take up a deputy role to manage his work load more.
According to Calciomercato.com, the management are looking to the future and who could lead the line for years to come, and the name at the top of Giorgio Furlani’s wish list is Jonathan David of Lille.
It comes after a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport yesterday which claims that Milan also evaluated David in June and July when his price was €60m and saw a loan bid late in the window rejected, but they will try again in the coming months.
