As we approach the summer mercato, transfer ideas are being revealed and it seems AC Milan want full-backs regardless of the outgoings.
There has been an extensive record of Milan’s attempts to sign a deputy to Theo Hernandez in recent years. Each of them has met the same fate – failure. Fode Ballo-Toure, Diego Laxalt and even Filippo Terracciano, all came with the idea of helping lessen the need for Theo, each failed.
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So, last summer, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced that the club already had a left-back to work under the Frenchman, there was intrigue. Since that comment, Alex Jimenez (the player in question) has played at left-back just four times.
That number is much higher on the right, where he is more confident. So, regardless of Theo’s future, Milan want to sign a full-back this summer, according to Matteo Moretto on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel, via Milan News.
At present, the leading idea seems to be Junior Firpo, whose contract with Leeds United – who recently were promoted to the Premier League – is expiring.
If the Dominican left-back does not arrive, the likelihood is that it will be someone of a similar profile. A free agent, an ‘opportunity’ rather than a market purchase. Of course, this would probably change depending on Theo’s situation.
Firpo is Emerson of LB…
Get Zappacosta for free… Italian, has Serie A exp, free agent… As for Theo replacement: De Cuyper, Tavares and Udogie are the cheapest to most expensive versions we can target (Gutierrez, Mykolenko are also interesting options)
Of course it will be another Emerson for LB, I don’t expect anything less from these clowns. We need to balance the mediocrity.
This must be fake news. Smh
You mean an actual sub for Theo ….oh wait ..never mind…it’s another one of our targets from 5-6 years ago. Emerson part 2 loading …
Leeds fans think Firpo is terrible, so he’s exactly the kind of player our board love 😂.
Woww Milan wanted free agent players. No money for next season ?? Where the Milan youth players ? Where’s bartesaghi?? End up with random players
Who the hell is this guy. Although I am not a Milan fan, I remember Milan in my time was a club with certain standards.
Firpo???!!!! So they couldn’t find a worse LB anywhere??? FFS, what’s with the obsession getting team full of emerson royals???
These f*cking clowns have no clue how to build a team. We could have Spinazzola on a free last summer and would at least have a proper coverage for LB. Add Di Lorenzo for 20 millions and we’d have both flanks covered for that money. Instead they got Emerson for 15 millions who was already deemed unwanted after 6 months.
I get it, this is just one of the rumours for now but we already know these are the type of players this incompetent bunch is targeting. It’s a pattern.
De Cuyper, lmfao. Dream on.
Hear hear!