AC Milan are ready to accelerate to sign Niclas Füllkrug from West Ham United in January, according to reports.
Milan were after a striker anyway it seemed, but the news that Santiago Gimenez may have to undergo surgery to correct his ankle issue has only intensified the need for Massimiliano Allegri to welcome a new attacking reinforcement.
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It seems increasingly like Füllkrug is the name that the management have chosen to go for. The German striker – who is getting limited playing time at West Ham p is pushing for a move to the Rossoneri.
‘Climbed the pecking order’
The sporting director Igli Tare’s aim is to lock the deal up as soon as possible. On Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel, Matteo Moretto revealed how Füllkrug has risen through the list of striker transfer targets.
“Füllkrug was among the names for several months ago, but he wasn’t the favourite. Then, due to a series of evaluations regarding cost and quality, he climbed the pecking order, and Igli Tare intends to secure him as soon as possible,” he said.
As for the player’s stance on the potential switch, Moretto added: “He has given it top priority and the operation would be on loan. We expect a significant acceleration in the next few days.”
Meanwhile, Fabrizio Romano also gave his take on things in his own video, explaining how the negotiations have developed from an initial conversation a couple of months ago.
“At the end of October, the player began to be offered to Milan and other Italian clubs. In recent days, Milan have shown their intention to block Füllkrug, working on a loan deal with West Ham. In short, discussions between the two clubs have begun,” he said.
“Füllkrug prefers Italy , even though he’s German and has two offers from Germany, both clubs ready to accommodate him. But when he called Milan to gather concrete information, to study how to secure him, Füllkrug gave Milan total priority.
“Milan have started discussions, regardless of what happens with Santi Gimenez. We’re working on the salary parameters, and we’re also working internally to understand the timing of this discussion.
“But I’ve been confirming Füllkrug’s name since October, a name that Milan already discussed before signing Abraham in the summer of 2024.”
please don’t.
Remember Giroud?
When he was rumored to be coming for €1M ya’ll were just as skeptical.
At this point anything is better than current Nkunku/Giminez.
Quality?
Cost 👍
Quality 🥴😱🥹
Rubbish
In terms of transfers, or more particularly in terms of getting forwards, we almost seem to obey Murphy’s law.
Murphy’s law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
In Milan, if there is a choice between multiple players, we almost seem to go for the worst available one.
Did Allegri say he fits the style of striker he wants? If he approves of him, then i say give him a shot. If allegri doesn’t even like him, then why give him the time of day?
Icardi on loan with an option to buy would have made more sense to me but I really hope this works out. At least it’s just a loan so it’s a low risk option.
Since we’re going to middle east, try Benzema
I don’t understand why this management thinks Fullkrug is a better option than Duvan Zapata or Icardi. Milan need a striker than knows Serie A. Not a striker that will need time to adapt to the league.
Duvan Zapata or Icardi should be our primary targets. Worse case scenario get Krstovic from Atalanta or Lorenzo Luca from Napoli. SMH
“I don’t understand why this management thinks Fullkrug is a better option than Duvan Zapata”
What’s there to understand? Füllkrug can be get on a (cheap) loan while Torino wouldn’t let Zapata leave on loan nor cheap. It’s simple as 1+1. It’s AAAAAALL about the money!
This is just a DENSE option all the way around… Like I said, to solve our issues the brass wants to add an additional unit who can’t score or stay fit?
Exactly! Let’s be honest, ACM is not going to win the scudetto. Sorry for the reality check- the squad is too small and no real 9. They should finish in the top 4 which should be their goal. Wait until the summer to get the striker you want and believe in. This dinking around with stop gap players is ridiculous. Regarding Giroud moving to ACM, Giroud was coming off a cl winning season in which he played a role. The season before, he and Pulisic basically carried CFC to a top 4 finish. The issue was Tuchel and his playing Timo and Kai ahead of Giroud no matter how poorly they preformed.
novi ORIGI