CorSport: One in, one out – Milan plot changes to centre-back department in January

There could be some movements in the defensive department during the winter transfer window for AC Milan, a report claims.

The big move that Milan made in the summer was to sell Malick Thiaw to Newcastle United in a deal worth €40m including bonuses. They then spent around half of that sum to get Koni De Winter from Genoa, and the young talent David Odogu joined from Wolfsburg for €10m.

Changes afoot?

As reported by Corriere dello Sport (via MilanPress), Odogu was a signing made late in the window and was dictated by the limited time available and the fact that other more senior options vanished.

Following the rejection from Manuel Akanji and the inability to sign Joe Gomez, Milan shifted right at the end to go for Odogu, who to this point only has three senior appearances. Having not played a single league minute for Milan yet competitively, solutions are being evaluated.

It is far too early to write the Germany U20 international off but he needs playing time to develop, having only played a snippet in the Coppa Italia against Lecce. He’ll likely be sent out on loan until the end of the season during the winter transfer window.

Yesterday, the same source also reported that Milan are expected to go back in for Gomez, who is struggled for regular minutes at Liverpool. This time, as opposed to the summer mercato, things could ‘materialise very quickly’.