AC Milan recorded a nice win in the Coppa Italia last night, and for the next few days attention will turn to the various January reinforcements the management are seeking.
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This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (as seen below) reports that Geoffrey Moncada and Giorgio Furlani are working on multiple fronts to try and bolster the squad, especially given the various injuries.
Yesterday the directors met Andrea D’Amico, the agent of Filippo Terracciano, and there is a possibility that the 20-year-old Verona defender will be the second reinforcement of January after Matteo Gabbia, who returned from Villarreal and landed yesterday in Milan.
Terracciano is admired because of his age, his potential, the fact he already played a season and a half in Serie A and can be useful in three roles, given he is a right-back who can play on the left or even in midfield.
The management see him as one of the best young Italians in the role, but Verona’s first demands will be in the order of €6-7m, Terracciano is obviously very interested in the move and Milan are reflecting. A curiosity: Antonio Terracciano, Filippo’s father, was Stefano Pioli’s teammate at Verona and Fiorenzuola.
Two defenders and a striker is the plan, meaning Terracciano is just a piece of the big picture of the winter market. Furlani and Moncada started it with a clear idea: sign two central defenders and, if possible, a striker.
Moncada is the soul of the market because the technical judgments are primarily his, and the focus is on Lilian Brassier of Brest. Jakub Kiwior has been and still would be the priority name but there is a problem: Arsenal have said no to a loan. It was a response regarding Takehiro Tomiyasu, too.
The priority in mid-December thus became Clément Lenglet, now at Aston Villa, who remains the ideal choice but again there are obstacles on the road given his salary and the fact that his loan from Barcelona must first be terminated.
Milan are evaluating various options and among the defenders followed is Brassier, who is valued at around €10-12m and has the added bonus of also being able to slot in at centre-back if needed.
Milan worked a lot on Serhou Guirassy, with his €17m clause not a problem, but he wants €5m net from his next club. With the Growth Decree that would have cost Milan €6.5m gross but without it the figure rises to €9.2m.
First Milan will work on the defender and perhaps on a midfielder, because Rade Krunic is officially out of the plans and the right offer is awaited, then a new striker might become something to explore, unless Luka Jovic keeps scoring like he has been.
