AC Milan had a scout present to watch Moise Kean in action ahead of a potential move in the summer window, it is claimed.
With Jean-Philippe Mateta now crossed off the list following the knee issues that his medical revealed on deadline day, Milan are looking ahead to 2026-27 with the intention of signing the right striker for the present and future.
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A number of names have been linked in the few days since the window closed, from Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus to Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal. One option that continues to gain momentum is Moise Kean, currently at Fiorentina.
Milan’s scouting mission
According to Nicolo Schira, a Milan scout was present on Saturday night at the Stadio Artemio Franchi to watch the game between Fiorentina and Torino, to monitor Kean. The Italian is ‘among Milan’s targets’ for the striker position in view of next season.
The scout will likely have been impressed with what he saw, given that Kean scored La Viola’s second goal of the night to put them in front in the 57th minute. However, they were unable to hang on and drew 2-2 because of a 94th-minute equaliser, so it was not a game-winner for the Italian.
After scoring 19 league goals in 2024-25, this season has been a bit more of a struggle for Kean. He has six goals in Serie A, so is on course for around 10 in total, but it must be said that Fiorentina as a team have been dismal.
On paper, Milan actually has a very good mix of forwards as long as all of them can come back to full fitness.
Nkunku is finding his feet; he is showing his effectiveness as someone who can bring the ball forward and lay it off to a forward runner like Leão or Pulisic.
Then the team has Fullkrug, who can bully defenders off the ball, win headers, score with his head, and is a decent scorer with the ball at his feet. He is pretty good at linking the play from these positions as well.
Gimenez is a penalty box sort of scorer, and he is left-footed. That makes him a massive threat.
Add Pulisic and Leao when they are healthy, and he has wingers who can interchange their positions from left to right. Pulisic is better at running into the box, but overall they score and create while also being capable of running behind the defender.
Yes, but no. Leao and Pulisic are wingers naturally. Nkunku is a 10 he isn’t able to hold up play. Santi and Fullkrug are ok but are prolific scores. Kean isn’t either but he’s got more goals than Santi and Fullkrug.
Put aside their performances at Milan; as a profile, the current bunch of players should work together. It hasn’t worked out that way because of injuries and lack of time together. So I can give some grace, of course. I haven’t seen enough to feel secure that they will be good when combined, but it is worth a shot instead of thinking there is something better out there when it is still a dead market for strikers who can finish.