Noah Okafor has had a strange presence at AC Milan this season, and you can also factor in last season, and it seems there may be interest to give him a proper place elsewhere.
When the Swiss winger was bought, there were no expectations for him to displace Rafael Leao, but quite the opposite. When needed, he would be available to offer Leao a rest, whilst also offering valuable contributions from the bench.
So in some ways, you could suggest last season was a somewhat success. Okafor had a decent run of aiding Milan in late parts of games when they needed saving, and he was given an occasional start here and there.
Since then, though, things have not been as straightforward. Paulo Fonseca’s spat with Leao saw the winger earn some starting minutes and whilst he had a few nice moments, the rest of the season has offered him little.
For this reason, there is a possibility that the parties split. As Calciomercato.it reports the Rossoneri would consider any suitable offers of more than €15-20 million, and interest is certainly present in the youngster.
From the Premier League, Fulham, Nottingham Forest and West Ham appreciate the player, and Tottenham Hotspur could restart their interest should he become available.
The biggest club of interest though, would be Lille. Ligue 1 could be a league where Okafor excels, and with the report suggesting a swap move would be more probable than an exchange of fees given the existing relationship, it could be an ideal move for all parties.
Tiago Santos, Edon Zhegrova and Ayyoub Bouaddi are all appreciated by the Diavolo, so Okafor could play a valuable part in a potential arrival to the squad if he were to depart.
We def should keep him.
No we should not. We should sell him next summer. He’s not consistent and definitely not a starter. I would take Zhegrova or Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Put him on a swap deal for Tiago santos. i bet he is better than emerson and calabria
100% agreed.
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I agree but tiago Santos has torn his acl, so i would not sign him
DAVID or no deal.
This are players that will shine in other clubs and become valuable ,give okafor to gasparini of atalanta or to a club like inter or juventus and see him transformed to a star .milan management and coach are career killers ,they almost burnt down cdk,Kalulu and many others who had to take bold steps to walk away to better their career away from a sinking club ,the bringing of fonseca has further deepened milan into an ocean of mid table team ,we will have to depend on other teams to qualify for Europa league this season,shame …with the quality of players milan have a good headed coach will challenge any team confidently on the field rather they are turning the players to fashion designers and models
You cannot sell 5 players and bring in 5 new ones in the winter.
That’s not how this league works.
All these speculations of Theo will leave, Okafor might leave, so and so may leave, all makes zero sense.
It’s just Hopium from journalist-fans.
Bye bye, Okafor. Don’t let the door hit you on your way out. Good riddance. Mediocre player.
He almost never does well as a starter. He used to only produce something when coming in late with fresh legs when defenders were tired, but even that, he hasn’t been able to do, lately.
Some people here have suggested that Okafor is better than Leão. LOL, only in an alternate universe.
Do you think Okafor is mediocre only because he was compared to leao or do you truly think so.
Because you tend to change your mind every monsoon. You never had any gripes about Okafor before. But following the past few months Leao was out of form and fans here thought okafore would do better than him, Okafor suddenly became your enemy.
This blind faith in Leao that suddenly makes anybody been compared to him an enemy is something else. Even when Pulisic was compared to Leao, you somehow found a way to eschew leao’s brilliance over Pulisic and how it was because of Leao Pulisic had great opportunities to shine.
Now I am. Not bashing your love for Leao, but pointing out where it’s flawed and where it puts every other person on a cross airs especially if they play the same position as he. You can or may write me up why it’s not so or why I am generalising or something along those lines, but when multiple people point out a particular crux, it might be because there is something there and not perceived hatred or just to troll.