AC Milan need some defensive cover in the January transfer window and they may find it tough to get their number one target Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth, according to a report.
Marco Pellegrino will be back from a fractured foot in the new year but remains an inexperienced option, while Simon Kjaer can seemingly not put together a run of appearances without getting injury and Pierre Kalulu will miss another three months minimum.
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That means the Milan management need to strengthen the squad with a new central defender and Tuttosport (via MilanNews) are reporting that the name at the top of the list remains 25-year-old Lloyd Kelly of Bournemouth.
However, the Cherries do not seem willing to let him leave mid-season and would even be willing to lose him on a free transfer in the summer, when his contract expires, rather than having to give up a key player in what is looking like being a relegation battle.
£30m being bandied about for a deal in January from various EPL teams – cross off the list