GdS: Gimenez and the two Portuguese – Milan’s plan to ‘solve’ the attack | OneFootball

There have been several problems for AC Milan this season, and it is why the club have not achieved their targets so far in Europe and domestically.

For this reason, important deals needed to be made in the mercato, and Milan are showing they mean business at the closing of the window.

As Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) writes, the lights at Casa Milan were on ‘until late’ once again, with Giorgio Furlani working hard to assess opportunities and find the right players to free the Rossoneri in the second half of the season.

The ‘Big Day’

The first deal that needed to be finalised was the most important – the arrival of Santiago Gimenez. He will travel to Milano today to sign as an AC Milan player after the club closed the deal for more than €35 million, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.

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Because of this figure, Paolo Scaroni will have had to sign off on the deal, as it surpasses the €20m mark, so he will also have been present. A much-needed arrival, and credit to the club for getting their primary target.

More options

Included in the report as well is some information on Joao Felix, whose arrival in Rossoneri colours is not to be ruled out. Last night, there were suggestions that the club would be ‘knocking’ on the Chelsea doors and this has been strengthened.

Jorge Mendes is expected to arrive in Italy to discuss a deal today, and the deal is, on paper, relatively straightforward – a straight loan with a discussion in the summer not to be ruled out.

Straight rejection

The final piece of news from the Gazzetta report is about Rafael Leao, who was once again sought by the riches of Saudi Arabia. Milan, though, had no interest in listening to offers and once again referred to their release clause.

After all, Leao is the reference point of the attack, and with the team already strengthening their attack, losing their star would not make sense, especially considering Leao could further better himself with better options around him. In theory, the arrival of the duo partnered with the stay of Leao could ‘solve’ the attacking problems.