Vitiello: Milan will ‘spend on 2-3 high level signings’ – the positions and names

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·26 March 2024

Vitiello: Milan will ‘spend on 2-3 high level signings’ – the positions and names

AC Milan are preparing for a summer transfer window where they will look to add the finishing pieces to a squad that has shown promising signs this season.

Antonio Vitiello writes in his latest for MilanNews that compared to last summer, when there were 10 signings, it will be a different kind of mercato because the belief is that ‘the foundations have been laid, the team is competitive but it is right to insert some pieces to improve it’.

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The aim is to ‘spend on 2-3 high level signings’ with the following positions identified: a striker, a central midfielder and probably a central defender. Things could change if an irrefutable offer comes in for a star player, as the Sandro Tonali case showed.

The ‘absolute priority’ is to sign a new striker and it is ‘probable that the sums invested will be higher than in past markets, even around €50m, for the simple fact that a good striker does not cost little and Milan want to open an era with the striker who will arrive in the summer’.

The dream signing

He is ‘probably the management’s favourite player’ and Vitiello writes that while he might not be a 20+ goal scorer yet, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was hardly prolific in his time at Ajax, then he has improved over the years.

The Dutchman is also tempting Premier League clubs and his starting price will be €50-60m, because Bayern Munich will get a percentage of the capital gain and Bologna wants to raise as much as possible.

Milan plan to ‘add a couple of players as counterparts’, but are aware that the negotiation ‘will not be easy’ and that is why at least three other players are being monitored.

Other names

Benjamin Sesko is on the list. The 20-year-old Slovenian has already ‘attracted many European clubs’, and has a €50m clause. Milan are also interested in Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord, who is lethal inside the penalty area.

Also watch out for Lille’s Jonathan David too. The 24-year-old Canadian is perhaps the easiest to sign because his deal expires in June 2025 and the price is destined to drop. Relations with Lille are excellent, he has also been in Milan’s orbit in the past.

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