On Saturday evening, Igli Tare, the new sporting director of AC Milan, was in the stands watching Albania vs. Serbia, a World Cup qualifying match that ended 0-0. Naturally, this wasn’t a leisure trip but a work-related one, as there were several players of interest to Milan being closely monitored. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the main profiles under observation were 25-year-old centre-forward Dusan Vlahovic (of Juventus) and 30-year-old striker Aleksandar Mitrovic (from Al-Hilal). Both strikers are liked by the club, as is 26-year-old Italian star of Atalanta, Mateo Retegui, but signing any of them would require exceptional investments due to high transfer fees and hefty salaries.
With Allegri at the helm, Milan will need to radically overhaul the squad and start fresh in a season where they won’t be competing in European competitions following a disastrous campaign. The first consequence of this was the departure of Tijjani Reijnders, who just yesterday underwent his medical with Manchester City.
Now, the focus shifts to the futures of Mike Maignan, Theo Hernandez, and Rafael Leao—three pillars of Milan’s recent past. All three could be on their way out, although the club is still holding firm on Leao, having rejected Bayern Munich’s initial push. It remains to be seen whether the German side will step up their efforts in the coming days to secure the Portuguese forward’s signature.
