Two centre-forwards (Gonçalo Ramos and Nicolò Tresoldi) with goalscoring in their DNA, plus a third (Francesco Camarda) with unquestionable potential and an assured future. Too much? Perhaps yes, or perhaps... no. Because Milan, which Cardinale decided to personally lead from May 25, are thinking big. Just as Berlusconi used to.
The Rossoneri club currently cannot compete with Europe's top clubs in terms of revenue, but the number one at RedBird is ambitious and intends to act ahead of the competition, as happened this summer when he signed Ramos from PSG and Gila from Lazio before a bidding war broke out around the two players.
The same approach, if possible, will be used for the Tresoldi deal. Then the necessary assessments will be made regarding the attacking department and the coexistence of the three goalscorers that the Diavolo would, at that point, have at their disposal.
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The desire to explore the Tresoldi dossier further should not be interpreted as a sign of distrust towards Camarda, whose contract the management renewed last summer. The product of Milan's youth academy is considered a talent and will be developed by giving him the "right" amount of playing time.
He didn't score in Salzburg? For Amorim, that is not a problem, and he certainly has not changed his opinion of him, nor has he regretted choosing him as Ramos's backup, writes La Gazzetta dello Sport in this morning's print edition.
The pursuit of the Bruges striker should therefore be seen as a market opportunity that an ambitious club cannot fail to consider. Also because, under certain tactical conditions, Gonçalo and Nicolò could play together. Tresoldi, who grew up with a tennis racket in his hand (before preferring the football...) and with Pippo Inzaghi as his idol, is a penalty-area striker with a strong physique, but also with a quickness that allows him to make runs in behind.
The Portuguese player, on the other hand, is very good at linking up play, dropping back to participate in the build-up and attacking the opposition's goal by combining with his teammates in tight spaces.
Would they end up getting in each other's way? Not necessarily, although Amorim would have to work on dividing the areas of responsibility between the two.
The Portuguese coach has already shown that he knows how to adapt, switching to a back four or to a... three-and-a-half-man defence.
Are we sure he couldn't surprise everyone with a two-number-nine system?
And in any case, all the great teams have at least two high-quality centre-forwards.
Once Milan have regained their place in the Champions League, they do not want to let it slip away again because they intend to return to the elite of European football.
Having Ramos, Tresoldi and Camarda under contract is a luxury worthy of a top club. That is what the 'Diavolo' aim to become again.
And quickly.
