The injury to Romelu Lukaku and Napoli’s subsequent pursuit of a new striker could be bad news for AC Milan, a report claims.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) report this morning, Milan are looking for a centre-forward to provide an alternative to Santiago Gimenez, but as we enter the final part of the transfer window no one name seems imminent.
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The first English is Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United, but Napoli have moved for him too. Milan has the advantage of having made progress earlier, but they are not yet at the finish line, and the Dane’s desire to have guarantees over a permanent move remains the big obstacle.
Then there’s the difference in valuations between the clubs and over the formula. Napoli entering the scene doesn’t seem to have prompted the Rossoneri to step on the gas: instead they feel they have done enough, so now it’s up to Hojlund and United to meet them.
The alternatives
If it doesn’t happen, other profiles are being looked into. One is Nicolas Jackson of Chelsea who will leave before the window closes but until now the request has been €50m and only a permanent sale has been considered.
Breel Embolo of Monaco is older (28) than the aforementioned and the fact he has a contract expiring in the summer of 2026 lowers his value to less than €15m. However, he scored six league goals last season, and one in the Champions League.
The first alternative to Hojlund remains Dusan Vlahovic. The Bianconeri player could ultimately be the guarantee: he knows Serie A better than the others, and the price could be affordable if Juve were to permanently exclude him from the squad.
The timing remains uncertain for everyone: Milan are in a hurry and want a striker in this week, but at present the economic terms to proceed with the Serbian are not there. Time, in that sense, could be an ally too.
ok, next… he for sure will join Conte now
Vlahovic for me is realistic due to Tare directly mentioning him, Kean will be too expensive, Nicolas Jackson?! but Chelsea are petty, maybe Boniface, Mikautadze or Marcos Leonardo?!
I also don’t get the Okafor sale to Leeds… I understand that 20+ M is a good price but now we need to get 2 attackers?! in back 4, Okafor can also play LW… versatility and low wages made him perfect for depth
will Pulisic play in midfield or only in double pivot?
my ideal ending to mercato:
Vlahovic
Trossard (if Okafor leaves; the Belgian keeps versatility)
Magassa (young, cheap and can play CDM + CB)
I am with you King22 for the most part, except I
really really really hope we WON’T get Vlahovic.
He is an economic liability for Juventus, why help them? He cause troubles in their dressing room, why help them? Finally, I doubt he has it in him to make a difference for ACM.
To me Boniface is the best solution, but damn Hojlund has talent and potential.
I think you are wrong, in case we are playing 433, for the left side you have leao and saele, and for the right side you have puli and chuk, we will buy a cf to acompany gimenez, and that’s it. Okafor haven’t played for milan this past year and we dont need him. What we do need is that profit we would make from his sale.
“The injury to Romelu Lukaku and Napoli’s subsequent pursuit of a new striker could be bad news for AC Milan” — not if it saves us from getting Hojlund…
So we can get Vlahovic? So help us God, cause we truely need it then. A great transfer window will be ruined.
Well given the 200m odd euro we have made in sales perhaps we should stop scraping the bottom of the barrel and buy a good striker.
Pity Sesko is sold
There goes Hojland. We can’t afford Vlahovic’s inflated salary. And he didn’t exactly light Turin up with sensational performances did he? So, looks like Milan will have to rely on Gimenez.