Chukwueze, Okafor and Orsolini

Di Marzio: Milan offer super package of two players plus €20m for Bologna star

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AC Milan are not just after a striker this transfer window, but also a reinforcement for the right-hand side of the attack. According to a report, the Rossoneri are preparing a super package to land Bologna star Riccardo Orsolini. 

Aside from Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic, Milan’s wingers have struggled this season and that was further highlighted when the aforementioned duo were injured. With a top-four finish now at serious risk, the Rossoneri are thus looking to bolster the squad.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, in addition to signing a striker this month, Milan could part ways with both Noah Okafor and Samuel Chukwueze to sign an in-form winger. Riccardo Orsolini appears to be the main target as an offer of €18m plus Noah Okafor was rejected last week.

A new offer is in the pipeline, as the journalist continues, and Milan should raise the cash part to €20m while adding a six-month loan of Chukwueze to the deal. In other words, we are talking about a super package for the 28-year-old Italian.

This season, Orsolini has scored eight goals and assisted an additional four, but he’s currently out with an injury (should be back in mid-February). He would be good for the squad list given that he’s Italian, but the suggested offer above is rather hefty for a player of his calibre.

Tags Bologna Noah Okafor Riccardo Orsolini Samuel Chukwueze

58 Comments

  1. Come on. This guy is bang above average at best. No Lamine Yamal, no fkin Arjen Robben. Like I said, ITALIAN PLAYERS, this generation, ARE MEDIOCRE! Keep Chuk, keep Okafor, invest in a big WORLD CLASS one.

    1. While we do need some Italians for the uefa squad list, here I agree with you

      Orsolini isn’t the guy to offer a “super package” he’s reached his ceiling. He’s good but not amazing. I don’t know what their scouting or moneyball algorithm is telling them but they need to tweak the model.

      If we were going for an Italian, at least pick one with high potential if you’re gonna break the bank, in a position we are light in, say ricci (DM) or scalvini (CB)

        1. Sure, it’s just a phrase to describe their algorithm, whatever it is, it sometimes provides strange results. We can call it Redbird-ball then

          1. There is no algorithm. Moncada is a traditional scout. If Milan were using analytics, none of the players over the past 18 months would be signed because they don’t top any analytics.

  2. Basically they offer 20 million plus Chuku using for six months.

    I think that’s the maximum offer they will get for player who is in 28th year

  3. Sounds waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too good to be true. Italian? Who plays for the Azzurri? Naaah, NEVER going to happen. We only buy French.

  4. When they sacked Maldini and replace with nobody i new the level of amateurism new management are.
    Still a big surprise. They want an Italian player?

  5. Not gonna lie, I actually wanted the club to purchase Orsolini at some point. The problem is that he recently got injured and already injured twice this season.
    But still he is Italian, experienced but not too old and has currently more serie A goals than Leão, Pulisic, Abraham or Morata. We can use him to cut Pulisic some break.

  6. I see the random transfer generator is spinning out unrealistic stuff at this time of the window. One day Bologna want Chukwueze to cover an injured Orsolini, the next we’re putting together a 40-50M package for a player we could have bought for 30-50% of that a few months ago. Sure.

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  8. Why Orsolini? Why That hefty amount + a player?
    Is he like Yamal? Awwww Milan! Our eyes should be open up more than this… Ricci will help then we keep Chukueze.

  9. There even was an article yesterday or the day before about Bologna looking for a replacement for him as he was injured and from the looks of it he will be out for a month so highly doubt this deal is in the woodworks.
    I’d take Berardi any day any time and he comes cheaper and offers better output in g/a contribution and has proven to do so consistently for over a decade.

      1. No he isn’t if you are talking about Berardi.
        In his last 10 seasons he has played 267 league games and a combined 281 matches. He was injured last season from march until september but is now fit and now has 4 goals and 10 assists while he has played roughly 1200 minutes in 14 matches.
        Orsolini on the other hand is actually currently injured for the next month so what’s your real point here.

        1. Berardi:

          2021-2022. 57 days out injured
          2022-2023. 126 days out injured
          2023-2024. 258 days out injured

          441 days out in 3 seasons.

          Berardi is breaking down. Orsolini is dependable.

          2021-2022. 10 days out injured
          2022-2023. 12 days out injured
          2023-2024. 69 days out injured

          93 days out in 3 seasons.

          In short, Berardi is almost 5x more injury prone.

          1. So what his recent injury obviously will play a great part into that equation but lets be nit picking if you want to but you also fail to aknowledge that he has had various minor injuries as its not like the same he is hit with each time. Still Berardi offers better g/a contribution stats than Orsolini will ever do over his entire career and still offers better stats most of the time when he has been having some injuries..
            I’ll absolutely still rather get Berardi any day any time and he would also be bought as a backup and not expected to be a starter and comes for less.

  10. Two crap foreigners for one Italian! That’s how it should be! Maybe the penny has finally dropped and someone has told Moncada his fetish with black French players is over.

    1. Whether they are black or not should not matter – you Racist trailer park trash

      @oliver fisher @isak Moeller – you allow this trash to be on your site?

  11. if we are throwing that sort of money at a winger, why not go after Leroy Sane? He is a free agent in 6 months. Get a deal done by bringing him to Italy. Sane and Leao on each flank would be devastating. We can then focus on signing a proper CF for summer.

  12. Lmao Orsolini isn’t worth that much and is such an average player. And I doubt we are going for mediocrity for that kind of money. Especially not for a player that is essentially at his peak.

    And constantly injured season after season.

  13. I’ve liked Orsolini for years. I can’t understand why he’s been stuck in Bologna for so long. This would be awesome. I will not miss any of those two. But the price is a bit high. Should be a fair trade for only the plsyers.

  14. Orsolini is 28 and injured until February.
    Redbird is red shit at best.
    Milan is now a laughing stock.

    Leao should be sold asap, he brings laziness and unseriousness to the team.

    Get Arda Gular on loan from Real Madrid and then get 1 potent striker.

  15. Why don’t we go for Byran mbuemo of Brentford I think he will be up for grab
    That guy is very good
    I don’t know if you guy’s been watching him though
    Instead of going for an injury prone Orsolini

  16. LOLOLOLOLO

    20M for Orsilini AND Free loan of Chukuweze and we offered Okafor plus 18M????????

    Hahahahahahahaha!!!!

    This is INSANE!

    First Orsolini is above average at best. Second he is HURT. Third he is almost 30. LOL

    We are LOST. It’s shockingly Embarassing. So we won’t sign FREE players like Thurman or Rabiot BUT we will spend 20M plus salary and throw in Chukuweze for an average WINGER who will be a BACKUP in Orsolini??????????

    How many fkn BACKUP players do we need to show we don’t need them lol. We want to SELL all of them anyways what’s one more??: RLC Pav Oak Chuk etc…..WTF is going on

    SELL the CLUB Gerry – you know nothing about European football

    1. Oh ya and a week ago Okafor was apparently worth 25-28M – and now he’s a throw in?? LOLOLO

      So Orsolini is worth 48M (20M plus Okafor)?????

      We are completely LOST and we are NOT a SERIOUS club

      Kolo Muani was there on a FREE LOAN and we did NOTHING. Tells you all we need to know about the ambitions of Redbird. Disgusting

  17. it’s very good offer for Bologna. I would say – yes. of course if Chukwueze only on loan.
    .
    but is also very good option to buy Chiesa for less price. I’m sure never say no to AC Milan. Berardi is another quality player. don’t forget about him. there is also Raspadori.

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