Morten Frendrup is one of AC Milan’s midfield targets for January, having impressed with Genoa as of late. However, according to a report, the uncertainty with the Rossoblu’s ownership is holding up any negotiations for now.
Frendrup has been linked with Milan for quite some time, first mentioned at the end of last season. In other words, the Rossoneri scouts know him well and it’s no surprise that he’s one of the top targets for the midfield in January.
Speaking to MilanNews, TMW’s Niccolo Ceccarini was asked about the midfield situation and which target is the ‘hottest’ for the time being. He named the Danish international, but also made it clear that there is some uncertainty involved.
“A player who could be a good fit for Milan, because he’s already ready, could be Frendrup from Genoa, even if his valuation is higher than €15m. However, the real issue is understanding what the new Rossoblu ownership wants to do. Whether they intend to listen to important offers or not. Soon everything will be clearer,” he stated.
Ismael Bennacer recently returned to training and it’s possible that Milan could evaluate him in the upcoming days before making a decision. After all, the Algerian has the profile that the Rossoneri are looking for: a hard-working midfielder with a focus above all on the defence.
The real issue is he’s already worth 25-30M and genoa knows this. They sold dragusin last winter so with a proper offer they’ll definitely sell frendrup.
Milan wants a “deputy” for Fofana not a starter.
We’re gonna get a nobody for 5M.
Like last season our “reinforcement” will be benacer. Until he gets injured again.
Not necessarily. Milan could use a second/real DM and try pushing Reijnders up to the 10, moving Puli back to the wing.
But that might be too straight forward.
That would be the dream.
But it’s 2 logical for our leadership to do that.
We’re probably going to end up using Terra as a DM for the rest of the season lol
If he steps up and does well I won’t mind. He has potential.
This would make too much sense.. so it isnt happening. Besides we know the play already. Bennacer will join and managment will say “Bennie is like a new signing” so we arent going to get a DM. They arent wrong, but Bennie isnt the Bennie we used to know.
Dragusin is now playing like a 5m defender so it just proves not to overpay after half a good season
That’s irrelevant.
Not to mention frendrup has been consistently good for 2 years since he came to genoa in 2022. Almost 3 years actually…
irrelevant because its a fail transfer that people here hyped up?
Irrelevant because because
a) a premier team bought him, 25M is nothing for them
b) he changed leagues.
In my eyes it’s normal for a player to struggle after they jump leagues fort he first time.
If frendrup comes 2 Milan he won’t be making a drastic change
if Fredrup was so good he’d have 30m offers in the summer
he didnt
I am split on this to be honest.
I only watched him carefully when we played Genoa but he only had the kid (Liberali) to boss. So he is the best player of a poor team playing against a debutant.
On the other hand his season stats are monsterous and last season he was no slouch either. So maybe that 30m offer hasn’t yet come only because it was too soon?
Actually some epl teams did submit 25M bids in the summer. Liverpool among them.
I guess genoa didn’t wanna sell all their players in one summer.
Those were minor reports, if Liverpool actually wanted him they’d get him
Did you know that Genoa is in a financial crisis and needed to raise like 20m this season? Makes no sense to reject 25m offers for a holding midfielder.
They did raise 20+ million….
They don’t need deputy Fofan, they need another Fofana to pair with Fofana and push Reijnders further up front. Fofana-Frendrup duo in pivot would solve midfield issues for good. But then they’ll need deputies to Frendrup and Fofana. That’s where these chimps running our recruitment department got us to🤣🔨
I’m not sure I agree.
Reinjders seems more effective when he is deeper. I think this is his mezzalla nature. So pushing him forward would limit his efficacy in the same way moving Puli to 10 did to Puli.
Frendrup would cover Fofana and likely be a very nice “secure the game” super sub for Reinjders – thus giving both he and Fofana the rest they need if we are going not burn them out. Heck as much as I’ve learned to like Fofana, Frendrup could fit the system better. I just cannot discern the system (4231 on paper, 433 5311 532 in game?)
Puli moved to 10 and we became less effective offensively. They he was injured and we became even less effective. With our current roster it seems Morata is our 10 (ugh). So while I want to see Puli back on the right, I really want to see a 433 and forget the whole 10 business. Between Rafa & Puli + Reinjders and Fofana we have rather a lot of fire power already.
Should I be watching more carefully when Reinjders is started as a titular 10? What should I be looking for?
People forget that Reijndeers played as a 10 against Verona and Liverpool before we switched to 4-4-2. With the Netherlands, he is not exactly a true 10 either.
Frendrup will essentially replace Musah and then we need to get Ricci during the summer.
I am saying this because there seems to be no motivation to change to a formation that would suit this set of players and we’ll be stuck with 4231.
Reijnders is best suited for 433 playing as a left mezzala, no doubt. But since this is not the case and we’ll probably be watching 4231, we desperately need proper pivots where Reijnders can be deployed higher up.
I wonder why Milan always retarred players from premiership … We need players like Lucas Bergvall after watching him played for totterham his transition from defence his quick and smooth and he support the defence too not this Frendrup I have not seen him but with comments I don’t like him