There has been speculation over the past few weeks that AC Milan could sign a new striker to be Alvaro Morata’s deputy, but now there are signs suggesting that Luka Jovic will remain.
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This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via MilanNews) talks about the clues that Jovic will stay at Milan, starting with the fact that he has taken No.9 shirt left vacant by Olivier Giroud, something you would not expect from a player close to leaving.
Furthermore, head coach Paulo Fonseca had high praise for the former Real Madrid and Fiorentina centre-forward after the Silvio Berlusconi Trophy, stating that he has been pleasantly surprised by him in preseason.
“I didn’t know Jovic well, he surprised me in these weeks. He’s a player who can help the team a lot in the area. The way he’s worked so far, I really liked him,” he said. The Serbian scored in the last two friendlies against Barcelona and Monza, and has made an impression.
The mercato is unpredictable and anything can happen in the next two weeks, but Jovic is currently the favourite for the role of vice-Morata, also because the road that leads to Tammy Abraham is difficult.
Abraham is the first choice for Fonseca but the high demands of Roma make things difficult, as well as the fact that West Ham have swooped in too.