It looked as though Youssouf Fofana was heading for a return to Ligue 1, but the deal between AC Milan and Lyon has hit some difficulties.
There are not expected to be any incomings on transfer deadline day for Milan, but it could be busy on the outgoing front. Warren Bondo’s camp are in talks with Sassuolo, and another midfielder could be on the move with Lyon having come forward for Fofana.
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Reports on Monday suggested things were moving quickly in the right direction and that the Frenchman would soon be able to link back up with his former coach Paulo Fonseca, under whom he worked for a few months in 2024-25. It came after Juventus and Galatasaray links.
However, Gianluca Di Marzio reports that ‘there have been some snags’ in negotiations between Milan and Lyon over the Fofana operation. The deal isn’t yet finalised, and the parties are in constant contact to try to resolve the issue.
It goes without saying that it is a race against time for the two sides to try and find a meeting point on the obstacles, given that the transfer window shuts at 20:00 CEST. In the coming hours, we will find out if Fofana will end up getting a return to Ligue 1, where he starred with Monaco.
“There are not expected to be any incomings on transfer deadline day for Milan.”
OK, let’s break this down for the last time. Gila, Chukwueze, RLC, Pulisic, all injury prone and we all know what (had) happened to Ardon a year ago. Modric turns 41! next week, we are stuck with players like Terracciano and Estupinan within those 25 players,
and we have four youngsters now (Diawara, Comotto, Cisse and Camarda) + Hutchinson? Maignan (not exactly Hercules either),
De Winter, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Saelemaekers, Bartesaghi, Musah, Rabiot, Moreira, Ramos- not enough even for a starting lineup.
Dude you should support another team if you want to be happy in life. You have insane demands.
We had a good window after a long time. It will take time to undo the terrible decisions of the last few years. Be patient if you wanna still support milan AND be happy brotha
I will never support another club even if it means my d*ath due to an extreme discontent. Honestly, why are you people often making such suggestions? What is so insane about my demands? Had it not been for that f agent, Ramos and Moreira would not have signed for Milan. Tiago Gabriel is his client as well, don’t forget that. Terrible decisions? Well, we had those this summer (transfer window!) too and not “just” one or two but actually few of them.
The quintessential point is that your overarching point is that there is too many issues that have not been resolved. Set aside that Thiago may or may not be the right profile for Amorim who likes ball playing defenders. All the issues you mentioned people mostly agree with, but all of them cannot be resolved this window.
This is not a chronic problem, it is going to take 2-3 solid windows to replace the bad eggs. So be patient, accept the bad with the good.
They have not been resolved but they could have been and that is what is irritating me so much. I ran out of patience, what can i say.
….we can not solve all these issues in one transfer window. Above all, let’s support and manoeuvre with what we have for now. I am pretty sure RLC, Estupinan Teracciano, Modric, and…. will leave during next season transfer window if not January.
Patience 🤌 is all we need.
Shame on you for using Modric in that context, this is unbelievable.
guy wants madrid level signings… hahahaha… we not even in the champies. sit down boy and be grateful for what we are currently doing.
these new milan fans.
New fan? I am new here but I have been following Milan since before you were even born.
By looking this windows it is reasonable to think that they are excluding players one by one who they want to exclude.
Its not possible to release them all. Even Origi and Bennacer stayed for 2 or 3 years longer than they should. Untill they remove all unnecessary players it is really hard to think about arrivals. Even juventus got stuck with Douglas Luiz.
And new arrivals- they should be smart. Buying as best possible players that could be.
For now there is no injuries. Amorim rotate players very well and now most important thing is to for players to give all. We all remember season with Krunic Balo toure, Origi Messias etc and back than that roster manage to get result.
It wouldn’t be the first (nor the last) time for a great club competing at a top level to have cca 30 players in their squads, that has become (more or less) a common thing nowadays. I know there are unwanted and unnecessary expences involved when the squad isn’t trimmed but they should have thought about that much earlier.
Well, I am satisfied with the business Milan have done this season.
Let’s wait and see what Amorim is cooking.
I have my plate and spoon already