Market rushes, which light the fire of passion and which show an active Milan that has not finished yet. Yes, because Maignan, Tomori, Tonali, Ballo-Touré, Brahim Diaz and Giroud are only a part of what was planned by the technical staff and the Rossoneri management during the programming. The appeal is still missing: an alternative right-back to Calabria, a central midfielder who completes the department and does not go to the African Cup, an offensive right winger and a playmaker who alternates with Brahim. In addition, there could also be a last piece, that of the young attacker with the profiles of Kaio Jorge and Antiste that remain very popular with Maldini and Massara. Pioli knows that the two transfer men will do everything to complete the squad, which could see the stay of Tommaso Pobega. The midfielder, who performs better as a midfielder than a two-man midfield, wants to impress everyone and is putting that little bit extra into it because, in his heart, he would like to stay at Milan. Against Pro Sesto he showed interesting things and it cannot be excluded that he is the fifth in midfield, also to give an extra left-handed alternative if Pioli were to launch a three-man midfield. And then he could also act on the line of attacking midfielders, given the two qualities of shooting and insertion. A wildcard to be evaluated carefully and from which one must not get rid of lightly.
Brahim Diaz will wear the number 10 shirt. An important choice, born during the negotiations, but which confirms how much Milan counts on him. Who, personally, I think is a delightful player who can be decisive with continuity, as he did in the season finale when Pioli put him in, almost surprisingly, upsetting the defensive plans of his opponents. The hope is that Brahim, at least for the next two years, will make us proud of that backbone that will be on his shoulders every week. And that it can erase the recent past. But from someone who grew up between Guardiola’s City and Real Madrid, one will certainly expect a different attitude than those who preceded him.
But the second part of AC Milan’s summer market will not live on purchases alone. Maldini and Massara will also be called upon to sell, which is the most difficult thing to do, especially in these sessions of transfers conditioned by the covid where little money runs. And they will have to try to monetize as much as possible, since it has been agreed to avoid an extra large squad that also includes players that Pioli considers out of his technical project. For example, between now and the end of the transfer market, Andrea Conti seems destined to find a new solution for the rest of his career. Roberto D’Aversa, the new Sampdoria coach, is a great admirer of his and would like him in the Sampdoria, but if Milan want to put something in cash, they must sell it now as the former Atalantino’s contract will expire on 30 June 2022. Other profile who could pack and Jens-Petter Hauge. For him, Milan want between 12 and 14 million. There was interest from Wolfsburg and Eintracht, but the offers arrived were considered low.
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