After scoring twice against Liverpool, some may expect that Noah Okafor could be given a chance. However, it seems this is not the case for AC Milan.
When he returned from Napoli, Okafor was not seen as a player who would come back into the squad. Instead, it seemed a temporary return to facilitate a move – permanent or otherwise – elsewhere. However, this has not happened yet.
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There has been interest, mainly from Brazil and Bologna. Though progress has not really been made. Saying that, after two goals against the reigning Premier League champions, this could change shortly.
No dice
For the Rossoneri, there will be no changes, though, as Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) reports that he will still leave Milan this summer. He is making the most of the opportunities given to him, but the writing is still on the wall.
The brace, though further proof of his hope to change his fate, should not really have an impact, with him still on the planned exit list. There have been no concrete offers yet, barring the one from Flamengo, but there is still time.
A move within Europe is the preference, and with the Rossoblu taking note, this could be a route with potential. It remains to be seen, though.
why dont we keep him as a secondary striker and jolly to leao? are we going to keep chuku? we cannot just rely on opportunities on the market but have a clear plan, who to stay, for what reason, and who will leave, look what happend last season with salamandra, and went on to go to a team who excelled compared to us in the second half of the season, same with the royal-kalulu fiasco. Keep okafor for another year, unless chuku stays, vlahovic is somebody who excites me with his name on the teamsheet, and maybe a new enviornement will do him well, but our transfers with juve who have nothing short of horrible, higuain-caldara-bonnuci-matri just to name a few – and that is something i dont like – helping rivals so they become better off. Okafor and Gimenez can do the job upfront, oka4 though did have some injury issues, but at this rate even the kitman will be put for sale at the right price
If a coach knows that he has no use for a player, why even play him and risk injury? Either the article is false or the articles is illogical or maybe even both.
If he’s here, we use him. But the preference would be to move him on. We have more players than we can register for Serie A at the moment, but we can’t necessarily decide which ones to move on, part of that is up to buyers. Also, might as well advertise that he’s fit and ready and then if he doesn’t move he’s ready to contribute to Milan.
Minutes vs Liverpool showing his ability/potential hopinghe’ll create interest from other teams and possibly improve chances of sale vs loan and option. Even more optimistic increase his sale price. Same vs Leeds and Chelsea. Showing some ability to perform against EPl teams could create a better demand for him.
With this current Milan team, keeping Okafor should be key. What he showed against Liverpool shows that he can offer more. €12-15 million for him at 25 doesn’t make any sense. He deserves to stay. This price will attract teams to come for him after his brace. If you still want to sell then not less than 20-30 million euros