The Manchester United star, Marcus Rashford who is now set aside by new coach at the Old Trafford, Ruben Amorim, is appreciated by Ibrahimvoic.
"I played with him when he was young, and he was already very strong. Today, he is a more mature man, and he has done great things at Manchester United. He can play on the left, the right, and in the middle: he makes a difference in all positions," says the senior advisor of RedBird before Milan - Cagliari.
AC Milan's match later confirmed that adding a star to the attack is a necessity.
Milan has scored 18 fewer goals than Inter, 16 fewer than Atalanta, 7 fewer than Lazio, and 4 fewer than Juventus and Fiorentina.
Even the last three results at San Siro (0-0 draw with Genoa and back-to-back 1-1 draws with Roma and Cagliari), after wasting countless opportunities, are more than just a warning bell, writes La Gazzetta dello Sport in this morning's print edition.
Milan needs more, and Rashford would bring with him the 138 goals scored for the Red Devils. He is not a pure goal-scorer, but he certainly knows where the goal is and how to get there, thanks to his abilities when the ball is at his feet, skills that are well above average.
For example, even in a season below expectations, Marcus scored 7 goals, one more than Rafa Leao, Tammy Abraham, and Alvaro Morata.
"I know Rashford very well"
The Englishman and Ibrahimovic shared the Old Trafford locker room from 2016 to 2018, and who knows if they might reunite again in Milan, even though the Swede has since left the pitch for the office.
Has Ibra tried to convince his former teammate to join him?
"Not yet, we'll see if we talk. But there's no need to convince him, he's a United player, but Milan is one of the most important clubs in the world, and everyone wants to play there."
The fact that the Rossoneri are trying to sign Rashford, and that the player is quite flattered by the Diavolo's interest, is now well-known. To secure a deal, numbers need to be adjusted and the pursuit of other contenders, especially Barcelona, needs to be avoided.
The first step is the sale of Noah Okafor to Leipzig, although this has recently slowed down.
The Swiss player is out of the project, and his departure would free up a spot in the list, along with some money through salary savings and loan earnings.
Signing Rashford (with a salary of 13 million euros net per season) is naturally much more expensive, but United seems willing to contribute, and after initial resistance, they have even opened up to a dry loan.
For this reason, Milan is ready to accelerate the process.
