GdS: Milan hone in on Chalobah and Pavlovic for the defence – the two profiles | OneFootball

AC Milan are focusing on Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah and Red Bull Salzburg’s Strahinja Pavlovic for the defence and both players have got similar profiles in terms of size and price.

As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan are intent on adding at least one new defender to the squad as soon as possible and various names have been linked.

The latest profile to emerge is that of Pavlovic, a Serbian defender who many feel is ready to make the next step to one of Europe’s major leagues. At 23 years old, he has plenty of his career ahead too.

Milan have been linked with Chalobah on multiple occasions in the past year, given he does not seem to have a long-term future with the Premier League side despite becoming an important player amid an injury crisis last season.

One of the major selling points for Pavlovic is that he is left-footed and could play at left-back if needed, given Alessandro Florenzi could leave and Alex Jimenez is expected to divide his time between the first team and the U23 side.

Both players would cost €20-25m which means neither would break the bank and would still allow Milan to pursue other important targets in attack and in the midfield.