Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s arrival at AC Milan will take up another non-EU slot and that will mean that there is only one left.
Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. Click here for a free trial!
La Gazzetta dello Sport writes how Milan will have to carefully evaluate the next moves in the summer window given that they currently only have two non-EU slots left and Loftus-Cheek will arrive to fill one of them.
There are a few players in the squad who could leave to free a spot, namely Fikayo Tomori, Rade Krunic, Junior Messias, Devis Vasquez and Marko Lazetic. The latter two stand out as being prime candidates, and then focus turns to targets.
Daichi Kamada, Arda Güler and Samuel Chukwueze are the three names Milan are looking at currently who are non-EU players. The Japanese playmaker would arrive on a free and terms have been agreed already but some bureaucratic delays regarding his agent put things on hold.
Kamada would be a useful profile because he can play both as a playmaker, as a left winger and as a box-to-box midfielder if needed too. The Eintracht Frankfurt star tried to obtain a German passport, but the timing would not allow it.
Guler is certainly the most intriguing profile at 18 years old and with unquestionable talent. He plays for Fenerbahçe, who would like to keep him with them for at least another season to try to win the league, but he has a €17.5m clause.
He can play as a No.10 or as a right winger but left-footed which is is exactly what Milan needs. The problem is that half of Europe have also noted his talent including Real Madrid, Barçelone and Dortmund. The other issue is the €15m commission his father-agent wants.
Finally, Chukwueze is a 24-year-old right winger from Villarreal. His deal expires in 2024 but his asking price is €30m, a lot for a player who has only one year left on his contract. The alternative is Christian Pulisic, a US international with a Croatian passport.
