AC Milan remain convinced by the idea of going for Marcus Rashford and they are hopeful that two sales will bring in the required funds.
As Calciomercato.com report this morning, Milan are preparing to say goodbye to Noah Okafor who will sign for RB Leipzig today. The formula is a loan with an option to buy set at €25m, and he will free up a spot for the big target, which is Rashford.
CEO Giorgio Furlani is trying to work on two other early exits in January to have that extra budget to sign both Rashford and a central midfielder, starting with Luka Romero who may be a forgotten man to many.
Romero is on loan with an option to buy (set at €7m) at Deportivo Alaves. However, the Argentine is not getting much playing time, so much so that the Basque club are also considering ending the loan early.
It is a solution that Milan are also considering because for a few days they have been in negotiations with the Mexican side Chivas Guadalajara, ready to immediately pay the €7m to get him permanently. What is missing is the green light from the winger.
Then, Furlani is thinking of bringing forward the sale of Alexis Saelemaekers. Clearly the Belgian deserves a broader reflection and there will be a discussion with Sergio Conceição, but if a significant offer of around €20m were to arrive it would be very tempting.
A meeting with Saelemaekers’ agent and representatives of Roma is expected soon in which the future will become clearer, and then we could see Rashford plus a midfielder arrive before the month is done.
I’d would be surprised if we get more than 10 mil. for Salad.
In this season he definitely raised his value.
Abraham lost. Now all depends what Milan wants with Abraham. But Milan can potentially buy Abraham for 8mill and sell to Rome or other team Sale for at least 15~20.
Whats happening with a DM. Yeah bennacers back but he’s only just come back from a serious injury.
Am I the only one not wanting Rashford? Ain’t no good enough for our main striker. He’s not even a striker. He plays LW, like Leao. What is the added value? Why don’t we go for a no9 like Jonathan David?
I would rather play him as AM but closer to the box, just behind the CF, more like a SS.
Boy is a baller, he just needs a change of serenity.
Milan would be a perfect place for him.
Does he defend? Last thing we need is another “baller” who just jogs around when we’re out of possession.
First line of press, just like Abraham and Morata …
Ok, do we need a defensive winger now?
David isn’t available now and Milan prefer taller forwards. Rashford is a failed talent, but he is very explosive. It’s a gamble, but the feeling may be once he’s out of Manchester, he will focus on football.
We should keep him. He always had the work rate but not the end product. He got that during his spell at Bologna. Now at Roma his proving he has matured. He deserves a second chance. He can both wings and even as makeshift wingback making him a very useful players.
Unless we get rid of Chukwueze, having Saelemakers back means we’re going to have too many wingers to be able to use them, and we shouldn’t forget that he is a foreigner.
Also we have to remember that Saelemakers wanted to leave AC Milan because he believed he didn’t start enough and at that time the other RW was Messias. Right now with Pulisic, it seem harder and harder to see Saelemakers playing more than a few minutes per game so how do we satisfy that ?
I blame pioli for that. He couldnt get the best of out of most of our players. Remember CDK. If conceicao had him im sure its would of been different. Pulisic or Leao cant play every 3 days. He is a worthy rival and provides good competition for them. If we ever decide to play 352 he and theo are ideal wingbacks. Finally, I have no issues with him being a foreigner. Based on merit he deserves a second chance.
I think Giga94 mentioned him being a foreigner in regard of registrating players,
Yes, it was for registration. We’re already in a situation where we have to sell/loan/dispose of a foreigner in order to accomodate another and to my knowledge Saelemakers has no italian passeport.
Exactly what I thought you was referring to and yes we will indeed need to offload other foreign players before aqcuiring new foreigners.
How is he a foreigner? He’s got an EU passport. You mean for the UEFA lists? If Salad comes back it won’t be until the summer and a lot can happen between now and then. Okafor (“foreigner”) is already leaving, Chukwueze (“foreigner” and non-EU) is on the bubble, Abraham (“foreigner”) is on a dry loan and has not done much to justify a purchase, and I think RLC (“foreigner”) might end up leaving as well. Salad might be a success with Conceicao, particularly when he wants to go 4-4-2.
Vero you also need to registrate players in the league but yes it does also count for European football.
At first, I thought it was a huge elephant project for Milan. But, if he’s willing to take a big pay cut, then, he’s welcome. Like Leao, he can take on defenders, and, has a better scoring ratio. If we are not buying another striker now, then, he can double as a winger/striker.
Chivas gets only mexican players. Not sure the romero news its true.
Romero was actually born in Mexico even though he also has an Argentine and Spanish passport I believe he could actually choose to represent Mexico as well. This is down to him being born there because his father played in Mexico when Luka was born.
Twin striker works for Milan not a lone striker. 4231 no longer works for Milan after kessie n tonali left!