Milan’s summer will revolve around a very clear priority: signing a proper number nine, the classic centre-forward that hasn’t really been seen in the Rossoneri side since the days of Ibrahimović and Giroud. This season, Max Allegri tried to turn Rafael Leão into a central striker, but unfortunately things did not go as he had hoped. As a result, they will need to return to the transfer market to finally solve the centre-forward problem after too many years and too much money spent poorly.
Allegri's request:
This was reported this morning by Corriere della Sera, which explains that the Italian tactician, in his initial transfer meetings already held with CEO Giorgio Furlani and sporting director Igli Tare, made it clear what kind of player he wants: the profile is that of an experienced player who is ready to deliver immediately, no gambles, but a striker capable of making an impact straight away with goals. The names being monitored and evaluated by the club directors are numerous, including two players whose contracts with their clubs are expiring and who will therefore be available on free transfers this summer: Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona (his agent will meet with Milan and Juventus in the coming days) and Dušan Vlahović of Juventus, who is certainly the younger and more forward-looking option of the two.
Other names:
Allegri is also very keen on Alexander Sørloth, the Atlético Madrid centre-forward who, compared to the previous two names, would cost significantly less in wages (while the transfer fee should be around €25–30 million). Much more complicated, however, is the trail leading to Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund, who has a release clause of €80 million. More potential targets will certainly emerge in the coming weeks; what is certain is that Milan cannot afford to get this decision wrong again, as has often happened in recent years.
