Ahead of the summer mercato, plans are being finalised for how AC Milan will recruit in the window, and today, Carlo Pellegatti has claimed that a deal is looking likely to be completed, but it will have to wait initially.
Davide Calabria’s understudy, Alessandro Florenzi, is ageing, and following a season where the captain has faced higher levels of scrutiny, it is understandable why a decision has been made to recruit a new right-back in the summer.
Whilst this is not a plan from Milan to replace their captain next season, it is a decision taken with a plan of competition, which suggests that the Rossoneri want to see more from Calabria, and competition could bring that from him or provide a credible threat to his position.
Two names are leading the way in the Diavolo’s eyes – Matty Cash and Emerson Royal. Milan could face a challenge for the former, but for the latter, their path is apparently quite clear.
Speaking on today’s episode of ‘Filo Rossonero’, Pellegatti offered some words on the situation, and suggested how the Rossoneri may operate in the opening stages of the mercato, and his words have been relayed by Radio Rossonera.
“Defenders at the moment, they are not taking any. For one reason: Milan’s first purchase, according to what they say, will be a striker. The striker is the priority: first, they’ll have to understand what the outlay will be for him. And I say one more thing. When they say no, they have never betrayed me and I can say that Rafa Marin is not interested. To be kept alive, instead, the track for Emerson Royal.
There is already an agreement with the agents, and I don’t think there are big discussions with Tottenham. Milan have said ‘yes, but he won’t be our first purchase. We will talk about it later.’ I can also take this situation as certified.”
Hope he won’t be at all. In Milan. We deserve better. We should aim for better
100% agreed. I’m not a massive calabria fan or hater but this guy Emerson is worse. He’s awful
The most ridiculous thing about this is 20M for Emerson. Add 5M to that and we could get Geertruida.
I expect, Milan will spend 120 million this season again…
We must close the gap against Inter in next 2 years.
I hope we waste money and get him so that folks bashing Calabria here, start to appreciate him.
Now that’s a whole different and new angle to things. 😀
Not gonna lie idk where the hate to royal is coming my Guy’s main place got taken by PEDRO PORRO WHAT WAS HE SUPPOSED TO DO ik ik he played as a lb but my guy you aint bieng serious give him a chance my guy and you will eat your words. Believe
I wouldn’t state it like that, but Calabria would be the better option for us at the Euros, our weakness is Di Lorenzo, Calabria would do a better job than that pirate. Calabria did fine this season, people always cry about Italian players but Calabria is the best Italian defender defensively, there isn’t better. Di Lorenzo isn’t better. People on here talk shit about our players but they forget we are the defending champions at the Euros, they confuse system players in England with real talent in Italy. That’s why players like Foden and the rest don’t perform in other systems because Premier League is kick and run, no tactics, that’s why our coaches always do well in their league.
We can teach him how to defend, this isn’t England, this isn’t kick and run. Calabria is a better defender than Di Lorenzo who is our weakest player at the Euros. He’s even worse than Emerson. In England they play kick and run football with good players, wasted talent. That’s why their players don’t work if they were developing in English football. For 60+ years it’s been like that, our coaches have won their league more than their own coaches who haven’t won a league title since the Premier League started. Chelsea is a perfect example of wasting talent like Salah, De Bruyne, Robben etc.
add more talent like Kante
Ziyech
Pulisic
to the list.