AC Milan’s summer transfer window once again has an international feel to it, and there is a chance that there might not be a single Italian player in next season’s first choice starting line-up.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) write that Milan are getting close to signing Emerson Royal which means that he would be the third signing after Alvaro Morata and Strahinja Pavlovic, and the third to arrive from outside Italy.
Emerson will compete for a starting spot with Davide Calabria and if he wins that battle then it could see the last Italian member of the starting line-up depart. The back four would be made up of a Brazilian, a Serb (Pavlovic), an Englishman (Fikayo Tomori) and a Frenchman (Theo Hernandez).
In the midfield there is likely to be another Englishman in Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the Dutchman Tijjani Reijnders, while in attack – behind the Spaniard Alvaro Morata – it could will be the Nigerian Samuel Chukwueze on the right, the American Christian Pulisic as an attacking midfielder and the Portuguese Rafael Leao on the left.
There are only six Italians in the current squad, two of whom have just been seriously injured, namely Marco Sportiello and Alessandro Florenzi. That leaves Davide Calabria, Matteo Gabbia, Filippo Terracciano and Tommaso Pobega.
Milan’s remaining targets are also all foreigners: Youssouf Fofana, Lazar Samardzic and Tammy Abraham, but looking at the future there are the likes of goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani, midfielder Kevin Zeroli, attacking midfielder Mattia Liberali and striker Francesco Camarda.
Calafiori 45M, Buongiorno 35M. Pavlovic 18-20M. What you gonna do?
Let’s say we wanna buy Ricci. Torino gonna ask for 30-40M. We can get 2 players for that with our pinching approach, similar quality
Kayode – 20 millions (same as Emerson)
Casadei – 20 millions (less than Lazar)
Prati – 15 millions (less than Fofana or Kone)
Diego Coppola – 15 millions
Spot on.
@ted – stop it. All of these players are not at the same level and you know it. So stop it, I wish these targets are at the same level as the international players but that isn’t the case
Not on the smae lvl to who ? Emerson or Musah or Thiaw ? Some random from where ever is always somehow on some big lvl, but if it is Italian its automaticly bad smh. A lot of those players are very young too and are already better then what we got so what are you even talking about.
Same level as who exactly? Bench players from Chelsea or a Dutchman who still played for AZ when he was already in his prime and no one was after him but Milan?
Casadei with barely any top flight experience compared to Samardzic who is crucial for Udinese for last 2 years
are you high?
Casadei playes in Chelsea and they payed a lot for him at early age which shows you his potential. Samardzic playes in Udine who hardly stayed in Seria A last season. Im sure Casadei would be a starter in Udine as well.
And yet he still plays for Udinese. Casadei was bought by Chelsea for 15 millions without a single senior appearance for Inter. That says something too.
What that Inter are chumps
Chelsea paid 130m for Caicedo too, why isnt he the best midfielder in the world?
What kind of dumb logic is this????
Kayode 30+
Casadei is a random dude not on Lazar lvl at all
Pratti would be 20+
Coppola has potential and we should buy, but whats the point when we have Thiaw, Gabbia, Tomori and Kalulu?
Pratti is a great shout actually, just too young to start at Milan. Would love to get and develop him more.
unrelated but would also love to see Liberali with frequent cameos this season.
Fiorentina communicated to Tottenham they demand 20 for Kayode. Prati’s current value is 10 millions so 20 is max. Chelsea are willing to part way with Casadei for 20 millions, they offered him to Napoli for that amount and kid is mad talent and ready for top flight.
Not to mention that we already had Tonali too, but the sold him while Inter refused to sell Barella.
Inter had a squad built for scudetto while Milan needed lots of money to get depth. Inter didn’t need to sell and ruin their plans. Milan did.
Milan need established starters. The names you mention definitely have an upside, but I would argue they aren’t ready for San Siro Starts.
Fofana would be.
Kayode, yes, the others, no because I’m sure the idea behind Futuro is to get the boys ready for Serie A. Zeroli is probably going to be in the squad next season, unless he tanks in Serie C. Ricci is the one we should have gone for. He already has a lot of experience in Serie A and plays for one of the most defensive and physical teams.
What a disgrace!!! Historically One of the great Italian teams, not one Italian in the first team, no wonder the Italian national team will do nothing, Bilan will win nothing with a team full of foreigners, 3/4 yes, but not the whole team!!! Colombo and Nasti brilliant all sent away to be replaced by rubbish.
Pobega + 10-15M can do the trick for Ricci. He’s also very similar to Bennacer a bit more raw of course but I think 1 year under him might give us the replacement that we’ll need for him next summer.
no it cant. Torino doesnt want Pobega. Juric was the one who used him and wanted him at Torino and he is gone now
Or give them Musa for Ricci.
HARD NO.
There is A LOT of player in Musah that needs to be trained out of him.
How about stop being misers and spend to win, not to make the squad just about competitive enough to keep the name known in order to make management lots of profit.
Learn to count, they’ve spent over €160 million on the club since last summer.
Calafiori was 5m last year but they bought foreign pellegrino instead. Every year this happens. This ownership hates italians. They broke the culture. Now you just support inter wearing red. Enjoy justifying that. Only justification is you care about money that’s not even yours mote than what Milan has stood for from the beginning of time until now. Weak people support this because they have nothing else.
Sad days, we have become Internazionale, the Blue side has won and our history and heritage wiped out.
Milan was founded by an Englishman. You clearly know nothing of our history
So was Juventus, and your point is what?
You like to take 1 piece of the history and selectively highlight it to make your point. Low iq. Why did inter and Milan split? Why is there a rivalry? If you don’t care about italians then you can’t hate on inter anymore.
Unfortunately Italian talents (Milan level) are few and over-priced. We should’ve kept Tonali if we cared about this issue.
Only time will tell… acmilan last time won champion league had a lot of italian. Say good bye to contribute in nazionale
I don’t mind it. Milan should never cave and pay overpriced for the current bulk of Italian players. They are not good enough for what we get. Imagine we had to pay 30-40 million for Buongiorno, but instead we got a player who is younger and better for less than 20. That is why Milan doesn’t but Italian.
In my opinion, if Milan wants Italian players they have to make them. And that seems to be the plan now with Futuro. I think we have a great generation of Italiana on the way from the academy, and seeing those guys getting first team minutes here and there would make me much more proud as a Milan fan than seeing a random overpriced player from Bologna or Torino
So according to you a player from a weaker league is better then one of the best CB in Seria A ? Based on what ? On him playing in a weaker league or on him falling in a stronger league like the french one in the past ? Which by the way is still below the Italian league. How on earth do you think a top Seria A CB should cost the same as someone who is coming from a weaker league and is far less proven.. The comments on this site are just getting more and more ridiculous.
Rossi, be objective.
Buongiorno was so good that Spaletti didn’t start him once with the National Team at the Euro’s instead choosing a defender with one good season under Motta to start every game.
Pavlo IS a better player for our system. Left footed, tall, good all around defender. And, in case you have a short memory, gave our and Inter’s forwards plenty of hard time against RedBull.
Spaletti’s choice are questionable and he’s the main culprit for Italy’s disappointment. I mean he played Fratessi as a RW. That’s like Pioli and Musah.
Ted you constantly contradict yourself to prove your points. Italians are just bad at football. No one in the last two generations of Italians has really been worthy of wearing the blue shirt. It’s not until this crop of youngsters brought up in clubs with foreign owners that Italy will regain its footing…
Someone needs to remind this guy that Italia won the Euros in ‘21.
Spalletti is an idiot, no reason Ricci and Orsolini should have been sent home. Jorginho and Darmian are bums and as slow as my nonni.
For example, Kayode, Rovella, Ricci, Bellanova, Buongiorno, Scalvini, Gnoto, Cambiasso are all young, quality players. It’s just that youngsters don’t get the same chances in Serie A bc they coaches have this obsession with experience.
Just cause Spaletti didn’t start someone that doesent mean he is not good. Spaletti didnt start a lot of good players and we saw how that went for him. As for Pavlovic he is not a proven player, im not saying he is bad, but to claim that he is better then already proven players is ridiculous. Or let alone to claim that a proven player in a top league should cost the same as him.
Asking Rossi to be objective is like asking Pobega to play like Kessie.
Still far more objective then you FC Cardinale supporter lol.
Jesus Christ, you’re witty aren’t you.
Pavlovic sure seems like a good and strong player no question about that but we are yet to see him with Milan. Buongiorno was a captain and a proven Serie A player.
I’d rather spend that sum amount for Buongiorno rather than Pavlovic + the money for Emerson. At the very least Buongiorno has decent experience in the league. Pavlovic looks great and all but you know the defense mechanism in Serie A is sometimes troubling for some, especially for those who come from abroad league.
Is it really Milan fault when good italian players are too few and far between?
I forget who said it before in the news here, but if teams like Milan and Juve are going away from signing italian players, that just show that something is clearly wrong.
And add to the that the fact that italian NT have failed miserably for the last decade or so
Well at least Milan futuro look promising
Juve have pleanty of Italians. Also who told you that Italy has been failing for the past decade or so ? You are just making stuff up. Italy won the previous Euro. They won the U17 Euro last year too. And they also played in the world cup final in the U21. What has the USA won since forever since we are buying americans all the time ? Going with your logic (which isn’t even true), shouldn’t we avoid american players even more since their national team has never won anything ?
Firstly, you know da*n well the senior national team has been failing miserably since 2006, the only highlight being the previous EURO. But even after that, another terrible showing.
The youth teams have been doing well, but the disconnect between youth sides and regular first team football is palpable and still there. I don’t expect anything less from the dinosaurs that run the federation and the league.
In today’s market it is incredible disadvantageous buying starting-caliber Italian talent versus developing it, which is what Milan is doing. More power to them for that, because we are looking at the prospect of Liberali, Camarda, Barte, and so on being able to contribute to the first team once they are ready.
Juve example is a joke. Yes, they have Italians on their roster, but how many of them start? DiGregorio and Cambiasso, maybe? Not any different.
“since we are buying americans all the time” – really? LOL!!! You have a strong Anti-American sentiment, because it’s convenient to blame everything on them. More power to you. Just make sure you’re aware of that.
Americans are taken as an example, since most of you here are from there. To show you how non sense that argument that you keep making about not getting Italian players cause the Italian national team didnt do good is.
To the bigots and turds: most English speaking fans are British or American? God damn what an amazingly astute observation. It’s like you’re the smartest person ever with hot takes like that! Just a reminder for you dipsh*ts Milan was founded by an Englishman, won trophies with teams lead by foreign players and is currently an American owned club. Face it your beloved club is international and always has been 🤣🤣🤣
I’m not american and i never said milan should sign more american.
Don’t you put words into other people’s mouth.
Sign any good player regardless their nationality.
Not over rated or over priced player just because they are from Italy.
Same thing happens in england where they always over rate and over hype their own players.
“And add to the that the fact that italian NT have failed miserably for the last decade or so” Those are your words buddy. And below you point out again that Italy failed in the 2024 Euro as some type of excuse about not getting Italians. I gave you and example with the american team of why that kind of thinking is nonsense, thats all. To make it even more clear, you can have top players from any country, no matter how their national team does. That’s the point.
Italy stumbled into that Euro and we all know it 🤣🤣
What did your country do ? Did they even qualify lol ?
Inter have Barella, Bastoni, Di Marco etc.
Italy won Euro 2020
Yeah? And who could have been signed by milan or wanted to go to milan?
What about euro 2024?
Calafiori?
You really think milan would splash their cash for 1 defender?
Funny how the same people whining about a lack of Italians are the exact same people whining about Tonali Maldini RedBird etc…
Oh you mean “FANS”
dejan only whines if someone criticizes Cardinale or RedBird. He is not too concerned about the rest lol.
You seem like one of those cun+s that aways complained about Belotelli not being a “true” Italian.
You seem like the typical low iq who thinks that cause he use swearing words he looks cool lol.
What a dumbass comment. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt that it’s Saturday night and you’re drunk.
Yes – the whiny ones (like you). Try to keep up.
LOL
You’re the only one whining here.
Milan is an Italian club, that has always been built on a foundation of Italian players, much like most successful clubs.
You just don’t understand the value of that both for the team and the fans. With Italian fans the most important as they go to the stadium
I would love to have some Italian starters, but the truth is the level of Italian players today is as mid as ever. Buongiorno was the guy that got away, he’d be perfect for us!
I blame the racist Moncada. Fortunately whoever is responsible for the Primavera and Futuro is loading up with Italians.
This generation of Italian players are just not very good. Period. That’s the hard truth. And the few that are good go to the Premier League rather than stay in Serie A. Look at the the Italian national team. The only world class player on that team is Donnarumma.
Good news is it looks like this new up and coming generation that are teenagers now are goʻING to be very good. Let’s hope we can keep them.
Remember when Maldini wanted to buy Tonali, none of the technical teams agreed. It turned out to be our second highest player sold. It’s laughable when someone compares Calafiori and Buongiorno to Pavlovic. The first two played at high level league and proved themselves. Many teams were after them, which increased their market value. The latter no team was interested in except us. While saying this, I hope Pavlovic becomes the next Stam. It’s just crazy comparing playing in serie a and Austrian league