It has been revealed that AC Milan and Juventus evaluated a swap involving Koni De Winter and Federico Gatti during the January transfer window.
It’s no secret that Massimiliano Allegri wanted Milan to reinforce the squad with a centre-back in the summer. Several names were linked with the club, including Gatti, but the Rossoneri opted not to sign anyone in the end.
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Luckily, De Winter stepped up his performances and it must be said that there hasn’t been a crisis in defence. Nevertheless, it’s clear that a reinforcement still could have helped Allegri’s men, especially in the last month or so when things started to get shaky.
De Winter-Gatti swap stalled
As revealed by the reliable Juventus journalist Romeo Agresti, in an interview with Milan Vibes, Milan evaluated a swap with the Bianconeri involving De Winter and Gatti. Having worked with the latter a lot before, Allegri was a big advocate.
However, as the journalist explained, Milan not only wanted Gatti in exchange for De Winter, but also some cash from the Turin side…
“In January, a De Winter-Gatti swap was attempted, but Milan legitimately requested a cash compensation in their favour for going through with the swap. Juve simply said ‘no, you have to pay us’ and the negotiations stalled there,” he stated.
I doubt it
Tomori plus cash would be more believable. De Winter is going to be one of the five CB’s next season.