AC Milan want to improve their attack this summer and they dream of partnering Rafael Leao with Marcus Thuram as the two leaders of the forward department.
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This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) talks about how Milan are competing with PSG to sign Thuram on a free transfer. He will leave Borussia Mönchengladbach after four years in Germany with 44 goals in 134 games to his name.
The paper adds that Thuram and Leao would form a great duo in transition and on the counter-attack, which has been Milan’s true specialty under Stefano Pioli. The side are at their best when they can win the ball back and move it up the field at speed, which Leao and Thuram could certainly do.
The two are very compatible. Leao runs at the goal from a distance, while Thuram on the other hand is very good when he can attack the spaces, using his speed, physicality and sense for goal.
The problem is that neither of the two are really prolific scorers, because Thuram has never scored more than 16 goals in all competitions in a single season, which was 2022-23. However, there is no doubting that he is a different and perhaps more complimentary option than Giroud.
