Noah Okafor has not yet been given permission by AC Milan to leave and go do his medical with RB Leipzig, according to a report.
It was reported by Fabrizio Romano among others a few hours ago that Milan and Leipzig have agreed a loan deal for Okafor, with an option to buy that is set at €25-28m. The player was expected to do his medical and sign the contract today.
According to what is being reported by Gianluca Di Marzio, Leipzig are waiting for Okafor but the Swiss has not yet received Milan’s approval to leave. The deal was ‘finalised’ last night, Thursday 9 December, but the forward remains in Italy.
Despite a flight being booked for last night, Okafor has not yet left for Germany and is still in Milan. The deal with Leipzig, however, is not at risk. It will take ‘a few more days’ to reach a conclusion, though no more specifics are given.
Having arrived in Italy in the summer of 2023 from Red Bull Salzburg, Okafor remains very close to leaving Italy a year and a half later and moving to another club in the Red Bull universe. He has one goal this season for the Rossoneri, the equaliser in the first game of the season versus Torino.
Honestly this deal is a mistake, it should be Chukwueze that should be shipped out immediately
Nope. Okafor is the right player to leave. Always injured and always inconsistent. I believe Conceição can get more out of Chukwueze but it will be difficult to replace him in January unless Milan can sell him and sign Trincao.
Okafor’s downfall is his injury record. I think Conceicao can get more out of him, especially if he goes to a 4-4-2 sometimes. Add to that, the kid has done fairly well when we play him. BUT, he’s been injured most of the time.
Honestly, they can both go. CHuk is injured otherwise they would offload him too I think. Maybe he leaves in the summer. Or maybe Conceicao transforms him. But with in form Puli, it’s hard to see Chuk break back in.
Both should leave. End of the story.
They can be a star in another team? Maybe
But here they are not play to their full potential. It happens often in football and thats football
25-28 mil buy option? It’s almost sure they won’t redeem him in the next summer.
I won’t be surprised if Concecieo is the one delaying it to fully assess him. A good coach would want a quality backup player like Okafor in his team