The summer transfer window only closed one month ago but AC Milan are already plotting potential moved for the future, with Samuele Ricci of Torino reportedly a target.
In his Sunday editorial for Tuttomercatoweb.com, Niccolò Ceccarini spoke about a player who could be a potential reinforcement in midfield for Milan even as early as January in Ricci, who has been mentioned as a target by various sources.
He began by stating there is a ‘lot of attention’ on him after Luciano Spalletti called him up to the national team and he responded with two excellent performances against France and Israel in the UEFA Nations League.
Ceccarini adds that the midfielder ‘is an absolute guarantee and is destined to become a pillar for the Azzurri’ in the years to come. In Italy, Milan ‘are the club that could need him most now, also in light of Bennacer’s serious injury’.
The Rossoneri management ‘really like the Granata midfielder’ but just as was the case with Alessandro Buongiorno, Torino president Urbano Cairo’s asking price ‘would be very high’.
The discussion, therefore, is ‘more projected towards next season’ meaning that a move in the 2025 summer window is more likely than mid-season in the winter mercato.
We better hope the links to Man City as Rodri alternative aren’t true, cos then we’re definitely priced out of any deal even with his expiring contract (2026 unless I’m mistaken)
Think only Milan management is afraid to pay a bit more for quality..not saying Ricci is quality. I don’t see him as a game changing addition.
Not saying he’s a bad player either..I know people love to misinterpreted or just plain make up interpreter something.
Said this before, I think Ilić is a better player than Ricci when talking about Torino midfielders
He is to stabilize our midfield, can play both Tiji and Fofana roles…
You’re the dude who’s always advocating for David.
Now you’re here saying how Ricci can play the roles of two very different midfielders…
Omfg. Do you know how improbable that is?
Have you even seen Ricci play? I mean really seen him, every game torino played seen him.
I’d guess no.
yup, I watched his games and his natural role is regista who is now being pushed as box-to-box….
J.David literally has 2 roles CAM and ST…
Does it look like Milan needs a regista type?
And? There are better players out there who can play both roles better than that flop.
only you call him flop… and how many flops does Spaletti call for Italy? never seen Calabria there… so apparently there is some threshold there and Ricci apparently isn’t a flop…
Milan don’t need regista? yes we do… who takes Fofana role? perma-injured Bennacer? or who replaces Reijnders? Musah and Zeroli? you need a 3rd man and it’s a huge bonus that Ricci is both and Italian…
Everyone calls him flop but you amd a couple other nutters..
We don’t need a regista because in our system we don’t use a regista. Tis a fact. If he comes, he will be a sub, which will stall his development and eventually make him mediocre. And yeah we have ruben and musah for 3rd and 4th man. I know your wet dream is to sell one or both of them but it won’t happen.
You’re brilliant idea atm is to pay 30+ million for Ricci to be the third man. You’re completely cut off from reality kiddo..
And then to pay a similar amount for David to be a sub.
Idi0t..idk what else to say.
J.David will be worth under 15M, his contact runs until 2025… where do you get 30M idk…
name a thing RLC can do for us? he can’t play Tiji role, nor Fofana’s… he’s not striker, he’s 1d big buff guy who should have just chosen rugby instead with the skillset he has with his feet…
the fact is we need a 3rd man, if Tiji and/or Fofana are injured it’s gonna be Parma and Torino games all over again… Musah will develop into Tiji replacement, even Fonseca said that he isn’t a passer like Fofana… we also have Vos and Zeroli (these guys need 2 seasons at least)… so yeah you need a regista, which is the role Fofana is currently doing… if you don’t know the words don’t whine like a todler who just $hit himself…
Yeah sure he will. 15M aha.
Still beating that fúcking bush.
You just watch how nobody pays a cent for David in the winter. Not a cent. And then he goes to warm the bench in a midtable epl club.
Nobody wants that flop. Nobody is gonna pay for him.
You don’t even know what a regista is. Ffs. Musah developing into tijis replacement? How stupid are you? They couldn’t be more not alike as players..
I’m so done with you. You’re pathetic you know that? Pathetic!
the way you are pushing the regista topic and can’t even realize to just $tfu before embarrassing yourself even more…
You have no arguments except attacking others and calling every player flop. the $hitty little doggies bark the loudest, so keep barking, d*mb mutt
you can’t even properly think of what we currently need, cause you most likely don’t watch the game or just scroll on Insta while the game is on…
Have you been looking what Fofana is doing during the games? there are articles on this website as well… And Musah’s situation came from the coach and not me, which you can check here as well… during the game when he came on Tiji dropped filling Fofana’s role being the deep-lying playmaker which is literally what regista is… while Musah pushed the ball like Tiji beforehand… again, it’s visible in the game if you have eyes…
Little genius got triggered.
Fofana a regista. I’d be laughing if I wasn’t dumbfounded by the sheer stupidity of it.
And yes David will flop in any club he goes to. You’ll see.
again, you just talk $hit… little mutt
The fact is we need upgrades for Calabria(as currently seems will leave a free agent), Bennacer (perma-injured), RLC (useless), and since we are in 2 striker system we need at least 1 more…
Name your realistic trio if you have such a “good eye” for distinguishing flops and talent… (expected to hear: trust me bro he’ll flop; as a source)
You want me to name players for position you think we need? Get the fúck out of here with your fm bs
all bark, no bite… little puppy
Ilic is the better player of the 2 but Milan is in need of a player with Ricci’s characteristics more than Ilic. Ricci stays back, ilic likes to go forward.
You do know Juric used Ricci on AM last season, right? And when torino is lined with 3 mids linetty is the dm.
But yeah, ilic is better at offense and Ricci is better at defense.
Pioli and Fonseca used/use Loftus Cheek as an AM too, doesn’t mean he is an AM.
So did Benacer and Kessie. Also Krunic. Memeber Krunic? The balancer they called him in the media.
Ricci is krunic 2.0. But Italian.
yeah 22 Italian that is doing wonders with Torino this season, is same as 32 yo Bosnian that has 0 skillsets just like another waste of squad space – RLC…
He’s a clear upgrade over RLC and current Bennacer, who also came from Empoli and we knew nothing of him… 2-3 years later, he gifted us Scudetto…
Gerry will buy Ricci and exchange him for Rodri.
His price could be an issue ? It is an issue !
That’s happen when you don’t act at right moment…
dealing w/ mad Cairo is like we try to buy Eiffel tower,
better news is they say West Ham & Aston Villa want to buy Chuck, sell him then get Dorgu/ Lokman
Breaking news, Milan is cheap!
Bartholomew hhhh
We missed the boat in Ricci, Oliver picked up on it 2 years ago and I and others have promised it. Man City probably going for him now
Before we invest huge amounts of money on Ricci, it’s better we offer it to Atalanta for Ederson who is better than Ricci. I’m not saying that Ricci is bad but he is overrated and not a leader which is required of somebody who plays his position. Though he is Italian but If Milan happen to sign him, he would sit on the bench and watch fofana play every game but that won’t be the case with Ederson. We need Italian players but not anyone. Inter always sign the best Italian players but not mediocres.
Wonders for Torino said King22 on match day 6 when Torino lost at home vs lazio.
The only one making wonders for Torino is Vanja and you saw those wonders on match day 1 kiddo. Or you forgot about that already? Where was Ricci there? 26 shots v 7 and 2-2 in the end..
Reality will come around one day for you. Idk if you will be able to cope with it
That genius King22 said that fofana is a regista.
Is that guy dumb or am I dreaming?
Little genius thinks because fofana drops between the cbs that makes a player a regista. How cute.
A mezzala has magically became a regista. All praise fonseca the regista maker. Guess morata is a midfielder now.