AC Milan are planning to spend a set amount on a new centre-forward this summer, according to a journalist, but that could change if they were to make a big sale.
Luca Bianchin, a journalist for La Gazzetta dello Sport, spoke to MilanNews about Milan’s pursuit of a striker ahead of a summer window, confirming that they intend to sign a ‘young and strong No.9’.
He believes that ‘a cost of 40 million euros’ seems about right and he does not expect a player to arrive for €70m. Joshua Zirkzee is ‘certainly in the front row’, while Benjamin Sesko is ‘also very popular’.
For Zirkzee it is a simple pursuit, considering that Sesko is owned by the Red Bull group (RB Leipzig) and they are not easy to negotiate with. The Zirkzee situation also has complicated aspects, but the Dutchman is the priority.
Then, some things ‘depend on factors that we cannot control’. For example, if Milan sold Rafael Leao for his release clause they would have €170m to sign one more player or perhaps several different players.
“Maybe there are other profiles that we don’t know like Gyokeres, Gimenez or another who are rated very well. But talking about Zirkzee and Sesko as two great objectives is absolutely true,” Bianchin added.
