Paulo Fonseca will be able to count on Tammy Abraham immediately as the striker should be called up for AC Milan’s away game against Lazio tomorrow, a report claims.
Abraham underwent a medical earlier today ahead of joining Milan on what will be a season-long loan deal, with Alexis Saelemaekers going the opposite direction but under the same formula.
According to Calciomercato.com, the Rossoneri still have time to register the 26-year-old for tomorrow’s game at the Stadio Olimpico, thanks to the derogation from the regulation requested by the Serie A clubs and accepted by the FIGC.
The Federal Council decided to allow clubs to file any changes to the list of 25 players with the following new terms:
– Until 00:00 on 29 August 2024 for clubs that will play matches on 30 August 2024.
– Until 10:00 on 31 August 2024 for clubs that will play matches on 31 August 2024.
– Until 00:00 on 31 August for clubs that will play matches on 1 September 2024.
Lazio-Milan will be played on Saturday 31 August 2024 at 20:45, therefore Milan have until 10:00 tomorrow morning to include the Englishman in their squad list.
According to MilanNews, Abraham has chosen No.90, a first for him. Since the 2019-20 season, he has always worn the the No.9, which however at Milan belongs to Luka Jovic.
We have to go back to his time at Aston Villa in the 2018-19 season to find a different shirt number: 18. In the past, Abraham has also used the 19 and 42 at Chelsea and the 10 at Swansea.