Despite the latest rumours of a drastic change at Casa Milan, in the latest meetings between the AC Milan ownership and the management of the Rossoneri club, the future of the directors has been confirmed.
In fact, Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara's actions are not in doubt. Same can also be said for Stefano Pioli. The Rossoneri coach, barring any resounding twists and turns, will be next season's coach. Pioli has a contract until the summer of 2025. Last year, he won a resounding Scudetto. This year Milan, against all odds, reached the Champions League semifinals. The club has judged his progress to be positive.
The club will start again with Pioli and Maldini, with the Rossoneri market team already working on the market for next year. Many market movements are planned to strengthen a team that has appeared weakened in the league this season. Should Milan qualify for the Champions League, they will have a bigger budget than last year.
Tatarusanu, Mirante, Dest, Bakayoko are the players who are sure to leave the club. As for Aster Vranckx, it is not certain that he will be redeemed. Further evaluations will be made with AC milan that could try to lower his buy-option because the Belgian central midfielder is still a youngster who could be bought at a bargain price, which fits right into RedBird's project.
Also to be evaluated is the Ibrahimovic situation: his physical condition will be closely monitored then a decision will be made together. There are rumors of a probable "token" contract, that is, with a salary based on the Swede's performance, but much will depend on how Ibrahimovic's feels, both physically and mentally. Milan's attack will be renewed: Ante Rebic and Divock Origi have not convinced, so they are on the market. Adli, on the other hand, could leave on loan, preferably to a Serie A club.
BRAHIM Diaz's Situation:
AC Milan has no doubts. The Rossoneri want to redeem the Spaniard and therefore are ready to pay the proposed 22 million euros. Diaz has already given his willingness to stay at AC Milan. Real Madrid are trying to rejuvenate their squad and have thought of letting Brahim return home. However, they will not oppose against his will. Right now the chances of Diaz staying at AC Milan are very high.
After the renewal of Rafael Leao, for whom the signing is expected by the end of the week, Milan will focus on the incoming market. To reinforce the midfield, Ruben Loftus-Cheek's name is highly quoted: AC Milan will look for 2 midfielders, to improve the team's physicality and the Englishman has all the characteristics to be a functional player for Pioli's new project. Loftus-Cheek still has one year left on his contract with Chelsea and Il Diavolo hopes to be able to buy his card for a fee set at around 10 million euros..
Another midfield target, as revealed by the website calciomercato.com, is Kamada: The Japanese player has an expiring contract at the end of the current season and his offensive and concrete characteristics have attracted the interest of the Rossoneri scouts. Kamada has scored 16 goals this year, including three in the Champions League. For the owners, he would also represent a concrete investment for sponsors and marchendasing given his Japanese nationality. Rossoneri scouts are always paying attention to the French market: Branco van den Boomen, a Dutch midfielder from Toulouse, and Seko Fofana, former Udinese and Lens' revelation midfielder, are two other midfielders that Milan is following for their physical/technical characteristics.
The department with the least need for retouching is definitely the defence where Milan is looking for a backup for Theo Hernandez, especially if Ballo Toure were to leave (there is slight interest on him from France and Turkey). Fabiano Parisi is one of the club's favorite profiles, provided Empoli does not start an auction for his possible sale. The good relations between AC Milan and Empoli, thanks to recent deals which saw Krunic and Bennacer join the Rossoneri, are good and could facilitate the talks for the Italian left-back.
The likely moves in Attack:
Stefano Pioli has confirmed, one of the primary targets for next year will be a striker. The rumors about Marko Arnautovic have not been confirmed so far: the Bologna striker is recovering from several physical problems and his advanced age could be a problem.
Aubameyang, though, was recently proposed to Milan. The Chelsea striker would like to return to the team where he started playing at the top flight, or almost, given his less than glorious Rossoneri past.
Gianluca Scamacca, on the other hand, is a profile that could be of interest, especially if West Ham decide to open up the possibility of a loan. AC Milan would not be ready to invest the amount of money for his card, so the only possible way of a transfer would be a loan.
It is very likely that the striker will still come from abroad: always from the French championship, the Rossoneri scouts have compiled some positive reports on Ikoma-Loïs Openda, Belgian striker of RC Lens, however, he too would represent an important investment. Another player the Rossoneri directors like is definitely Noah Okafor. His contract expiring next year could bring down his purchase price.
AC Milan are starting to move in the market. However, it is unlikely that the Rossoneri management will concretely advance in a negotiation if they do not know, first, the European fate for next season. The destiny of the next transfer market passes through the Champions League. A fundamental goal to plan for the future and ensure it.
I just hope maldini is not giving a blind eye to the most important position to be filled. The right wing is the most important position to be fixed. In that case I would go for noah Okafor as he can cover two wing’s. Has strength and pace too. Kamada is not bad it would create a healthy competition, and also pioli should talk to cdk to calm down as he wants to impress all the time. Having a strong support for bennacer we need a combative midfielder. If Milan is looking in the direction of loftus, they should also look at kante. Janet and bennacer in mid with kamada upfront will light Seria on fire. A question to pioli, what happend to the attacking football we played during covid? That pattern made us a threat to every team we meet but, pioli is always shifting to something else.
Kante**