Which new Milan signings could debut against Roma in Coppa Italia | OneFootball

Milan welcomed five new players over the course of the January transfer window, four of whom were officially announced on deadline day, but Sergio Conceicao and the Rossoneri supporters might have to wait a little while longer before seeing them in action.

Milan had a busy January transfer window, bringing in Kyle Walker from Manchester City, Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord, Joao Felix from Chelsea, Warren Bondo from Monza and Riccardo Sottil on loan from Fiorentina.

Meanwhile, Alvaro Morata joined Galatasaray, Davide Calabria was sent out on loan to Bologna, Noah Okafor to Napoli, while Ismael Bennacer left on a permanent move for Marseille.

Which new Milan signings could play against Roma?

Milan will be in Coppa Italia quarter-final action against Roma on Wednesday evening, which could be an opportunity to see some of the new recruits in action for the first time, but pre-match reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport suggest that none of Milan’s deadline day signings are expected to start.

That doesn’t rule out another appearance for Walker, who played the full 90 minutes in the 1-1 Derby della Madonnina draw with Inter in Serie A over the weekend.

Kyle Walker  battles for possession with Federico Dimarco of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 02, 2025. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Bondo was not involved in Milan training on Tuesday and is therefore ruled out of the cup match against Roma.

La Gazzetta dello Sport suggests that there could be an opportunity for Santiago Gimenez to appear off the bench against Roma, but Sergio Conceicao has a tendency to not throw his new signings in straight away.

Joao Felix could also potentially make an appearance against Roma, but Gimenez is in slightly better shape in terms of match fitness, and is therefore likely to appear earlier than the Portuguese.