How would Milan change with the arrival of Tresoldi? And what if they decided to focus on Endrick instead?
On a purely tactical level, investing in the Club Brugge centre-forward would effectively mean switching to two strikers up front, unless they wanted to send a truckload of millions of euros to the bench, whether those spent on the German in January (€60 million?) or those paid to PSG for Gonçalo Ramos in the summer (€70 million plus bonuses).
With Endrick, however, Ruben Amorim would have to make fewer adjustments to the current formation, also because of the versatility of the talented young Real Madrid player, who has already played in several roles during his short career: centre-forward (as the current Brazil head coach, Carlo Ancelotti, also sees him) right winger (a position he occupied during his fruitful months on loan at Lyon in early 2026) and, less frequently, second striker or attacking midfielder capable of making runs and getting into dangerous positions.
Imagining him in the Rossoneri shirt, the most natural solution would see the Brazilian and Pulisic (or Cisse) behind or on either side of Ramos, who would remain the lone striker. But with Camarda going elsewhere to gain experience, Endrick would automatically also become the first alternative as a number nine.
Spacing...
Tresoldi has practically always operated as the lone striker in a 4-2-3-1 formation in Belgium. His characteristics, however, do not make it impossible to imagine him in a two-man attack, especially alongside Ramos: the German is skilled inside the penalty area, but also at attacking the space behind the defence and the half-spaces, while the Portuguese prefers to drop deeper to participate in the build-up play.
One of Pulisic or Cisse would operate as a pure attacking midfielder, both to create opportunities for the two strikers and to exploit their movements to get into shooting positions. On paper, everything is clear and looks good, but in practice it would mean heavily modifying Milan's attacking mechanisms in the middle of the season, as relayed via La Gazzetta dello Sport today.
Endrick obviously has different characteristics: he also loves to burst into open spaces, but in general he carries the ball more, shoots from every position and also starts his runs from deeper areas. For this reason, Amorim could use him in every position of his attacking puzzle.
Opportunity...
While on a tactical level (and probably also a technical one) the Brazilian would be a better option, there are other considerations in Tresoldi's favour. The first and most obvious: once taken from Club Brugge, he would belong to Milan 100%, whereas with Endrick it remains difficult to imagine Real Madrid wanting to give up their rights over the player's future.
The Germany Under-21 striker also has his genuine passion for the Rossoneri colours on his side: Tresoldi was already a Milan supporter as a child, as he has publicly admitted several times, and he has dreamed of San Siro since he was little.
For Endrick, it would be a (prestigious) step in his professional career, but not a matter of the heart. Even though the combination of Milan and a Brazilian striker will always excite all Rossoneri supporters.
