AC Milan are still in the market for a new central defender but they are finding it hard to find the right opportunity due to a number of factors, a report claims.
This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (as seen below) provided an update on when Malick Thiaw, Pierre Kalulu and Fikayo Tomori should return to action, and in turn on the management’s search for some help.
The paper claims that various options for the defence have put on stand-by for the moment. With a week still available for purchases a new addition cannot be ruled out, but Geoffrey Moncada and co. have found it hard to find the right deal.
The abolition of the Growth Decree limits the market and means that smaller investments and the perfect conditions must arise before the club commit to bringing in a player, even on loan.
For example, Milan want to sign Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea but they would require it to be a loan deal rather than investing money in a permanent transfer, potentially with an option to buy.
The budget might well be available, but the club have made it clear in the past that they will only pull the trigger when they are absolutely convinced by the terms.
I don’t think we need another CB at this point. I think we can hang on with Kjaer, Gabbia and Simic, with Theo as an emergency option, until the other three get back. Then in the summer, even if Kjaer isn’t renewed, we’ll have Tomori, Thiaw, Kalulu, Gabbia, Simic (and Pellegrino if you consider him a footballer). That’s the right number for the new season. We simply need to trust Gabbia and Simic, particularly Simic. Spend the ~15m the clubs has for January on a CDM, and then go all in on a striker in the summer, and if there is anything left over a mature LB to backup Theo, and then we are solid.
I mean even the cdm could wait, most of the our players for the current objectives work, the problem I think is who should be the cdm? the most decent that has been linked is redondo and he would have to wait till the summer. Trust Simic, let’s hope for not more injures and awaits the sumer mercato
A great defence comes from a great coach. The secret is not in having a top class defender, but in training defenders to be top class. Look at acerbi in inter…. a real coach knows how to craft his side into a highly organized team. Great defence, great midfield, great attack. Milan doesnt have that. Many players who are ambitious and wants to win, will leave soon especially if pioli remains in milan. As much as inter is an enemy, they are clearly worthy contenders against top european sides. They are actually in the class of manchester city, real madrid, bayer leveskusen, liverpool….
Milan cannot win coppa italia, not even european league. We need more honest fans who would say it as it is. I support milan, but being realistic means that i can see our levels and know that out of 10 games against top european sides, milan may probably win 1 out of those 10. Maybe draw 1 as well.
There’s definitely an argument that no affordable investment is going to make us win the league and we should be able to make top 4 with what we have in place already, so might as well keep any funds for future budgets instead.
LOL. As I said, Gabbia (oops and Terracino) will be the signing and that is it. Which is fine. I like many others on this chat do not think we necessarily need to buy a CB this month UNLESS we are planning to sell Thiaw/Tomori, etc…then different story. But buying just to buy when we have such a limited budget isn’t wise. I also don’t think we ever had any intention to spend real $$ in January anyways. First it was a striker (Adams, Guirassy, etc…) then that went cold because one cost 12M the other 17M – then all these CB’s – and yet all deemed too expensive. Smoke and mirrors. CB talk took attention away from striker search. Oh ya we have Jovic so we are good now lol. The truth is we aren’t spending because we have a solid grip on 3rd place and that is all Redbird want – qualify for UCL each season. So why spend when u don’t have to. Again, not saying we should spend on a CB in January (don’t think we need it now) but just funny how the narrative competent changed in the span of a few weeks. Let’s just hope we finally spend $$ on a proven #9 this summer (without having to dump one of our core players)
Now quite used to furlani, moncada and d’ottavio making milan look like fools, clowns, idiots and misers. What a very sick joke having milan managed by this bunch of incompetent people ….