CM: Milan hunting for a new No.9 – Burkardt and Parrott among names on the list | OneFootball

AC Milan’s centre-forward issue seems to be an eternal one, and the management have begun evaluating the future of the department.

Calciomercato.com write how Milan have scored 18 fewer goals than Inter and 15 less than Atalanta in Serie A, a significant gap for a team that had started the season with the goal of winning the Scudetto and now finds itself in eighth place.

If Christian Pulisic or Tijjani Reijnders don’t find the net then Milan struggle, as seen in last night’s 1-1 draw with Cagliari at San Siro. Alvaro Morata did score the Rossoneri’s only goal yet he isn’t netting frequently enough, while Tammy Abraham missed multiple big chances.

This is why a quality reinforcement becomes necessary to raise the level of the attack. The directors have decided to focus on Marcus Rashford, or if not him him then a player who can be used both as a centre-forward and out wide.

For several weeks, scouts has been following the striker Jonathan Burkardt who has 12 goals and two assists this season with FSV Mainz in the Bundesliga. Having been called up to the German national team in October, he is considered a player with big potential.

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Santiago Gimenez of Feyenoord remains one of the favourite names and there have been negotiations underway for some time. Lorenzo Lucca of Udinese represents an opportunity offered above all by his agent and which will be analysed in the coming months.

Randal Kolo Muani of PSG is liked but it is more of a summer opportunity than a January one. Among the profiles being followed is also that of Troy Parrott of AZ Alkmaar, who has 11 goals this season in 25 appearances across all competitions.

The dream for some fans would likely be Victor Osimhen or Benjamin Sesko, but they are much more complicated because of the price tags involved. Eventually, though, Milan will have to invest in the striker of the future.