On the approach to January, one name rose above the rest for central defenders AC Milan were interested in – Alessandro Buongiorno. However, they were unsuccessful in their approaches, and this summer could repeat that trend.
The need for extra defensive cover has been clear for some time, and the January window was when investment was expected. Matteo Gabbia returned, and attempts were made, both permanent and temporary, to add additional cover, but Milan were unsuccessful.
Fear did not prevail, though, and Gabbia’s recall is arguably one of the best incomings of the season – he has been solid consistently and aided the Rossoneri on several occasions. Nevertheless, the need for cover remains, especially with Simon Kjaer departing.
As Milan News writes, Milan have been watching Buongiorno for several months, and they have been very interested. There is a setback, though. The current price being quoted by Urbano Cairo exceeds €40 million, with the likely chance of rising if the defender plays minutes at the European Championships.
Therefore, the Diavolo will look elsewhere, and the idea of Lilian Brassier is growing once again, especially after he aided his club Brest in achieving Champions League football for next season – the interest has existed since before January.
Well this was always going to happen especially with the Euro’s getting closer and the likelihood of him being a starter. His value will continue to rise as the year progresses.
Calafiori. Although with Motta going to Juve, he’ll be more likely to go along.
Califiori is injury prone he’s missed +400 games already since 2019. No thank you, not another Caldara
*Days through injury, not matches
Let me guess without even reading the article. Its some nobody from France ? At this point even mid table Italian teams have better scouts than us.
What do you expect, Moncada only likes Frenchmen, his compatriots.
I always wanted Boungiorno to arrive if it was for 30-35 Million at the most, but more than that, I prefer scalvini who is young, technically good and can improve a lot, he is worth the 40 Million.
Well my initial post was deleted from here…clearly you can’t speak freely against the management…
40m in January isn’t such a stretch now is it…
We all know that Milan will not spend that kind of money on a defender…the strategy has always been buy low on young promising players and grow them. They are likely to go that high 40 to 50 mil on a striker which is a necessity this season
Problem is that gets you nowhere against established players every season. Most important thing is players that know the league. We had a missed opportunity in January with Buongiorno
We should have bought him right after he was born. Everyone could see his potential already there.
I used to know a Milan fan callled Peter who made childish comments like that…😂
If only we were serious about winning and paid the asking price back in January. An idea to save money might have been to include Colombo and Pobega in the deal.
This new ownership is soooo cheap. What did they think was going to happen after January, the price to go down or get lucky winning a scratch off ticket to pay the higher fee?
You need to stop with this part-ex nonsense, Torino aren’t going to take mediocre players like Pobega and Colombo.
LMFAO
Calafiori is cheaper and better. Get him!!!
Kalulu 0.5M
Thiaw 8M
Tomori 28.5M
Gabbia Free
We ain’t gonna go for anything over 30M.
Trevor Cholobah is going to be sold by Chelsea, likely for lower numbers than this – I’d hope we are looking into that.
He could be our next Nesta. But the owners just want someone they can sell for profit before his first contract runs out.
And your evidence for this lazy, clichéd rubbish is? The owners have sold one high profile player for a huge profit and invested most of it on PROVEN internationals. Don’t be a moron like the other idiots that blindly criticise owners.
And your evidence for this lazy, clichéd rubbish is? The owners have sold one high profile player for a huge profit and invested most of it on PROVEN internationals. Don’t be a simp like the otherw that blindly criticise owners.
I will wait until September for my final verdict but somehow I don’t think there’s even the slightest chance of Milan buying a bullet-proof CBs for high price over any “this kid’s got potential” for candy money. Let’s get back to the topic in a few months, eh? I want to be proven wrong here. Trust me. 🙂