AC Milan do not currently consider Charles De Ketelaere to be on the market but they could reconsider things if they get an offer they can’t refused, according to Carlo Pellegatti.
De Ketelaere was Milan’s statement signing in the 2022 summer transfer window after the Scudetto win and it would be fair to say that he has so far not hit the ground running, with zero goals and just one assist to his name.
Milan are expected to undergo changes in their attacking department ahead of next season and one of the roles they are expected to strengthen in is the centre-forward position, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Divock Origi and Ante Rebić all failing in their auditions to be Olivier Giroud’s back-up.
Journalist Carlo Pellegatti spoke on his YouTube about the potential for Milan to offload De Ketelaere in the summer and in particular the idea of a loan swap involving Gianluca Scamacca, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
“Colleagues at TeleLombardia are speculating about an exchange of loans – and we can agree given the similar price – between Charles De Ketelaere and Gianluca Scamacca,” he said.
“As far as I know, I have my sources, the Belgian – barring unforeseen circumstances – Milan do not want to sell, but in the face of interesting offers you can rethink to the situation.
“But the exchange of loans leaves me doubtful, I don’t see Milan relying on Giroud and Scamacca, we need a centre-forward of greater international caliber, or with a more concrete potential.
“We don’t know what will become of Origi and we need a certainty and maybe another one. Here, Scamacca could be the third striker in place of the former Liverpool player. It’s a hypothesis, but it seems unlikely to me that De Ketelaere can leave, and Scamacca doesn’t give me all these guarantees.”
