AC Milan's defence is in a difficult spot currently, especially after the injuries of Marco Pellegrino, Pierre Kalulu and the inconsistent fitness level of Simon Kjaer.
The French and the Argentine will be out for a long time due to various injuries, the Dane doesn't assure perfect physical stability for consecutive matches.
This is why Pioli has asked the club managers, Geoffrey Moncada and Giorgio Furlani for an additional center-back.
Many names have been followed. The latest one linked to the Rossoneri by 'Spazio Milan' is Jaka Bijol, born in 1999, a Slovenian player currently plying his trade for Udinese.
It's said that Milan is ready to offer up to 15 million euros for him,. It remains to be seen if the Udinese management, in a struggle for survival, will agree to a transfer as early as January.
24-year-old Jaka Bijol stands at 190 centimetres tall. He is right-footed and has a contract until the summer of 2027. The player who is watched by AC Milan has joined Udinese in July 2022 for a fee around 4 million euros. Currently, accoding to Transfermarkt, he is valued at 10 million euros.
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