Less than a week before the end of the transfer window, the only signing Milan has made is Kyle Walker.
An excellent full-back and an important addition, especially in terms of experience and leadership, but certainly not a priority for Sergio Conceição's team. The sentiment expressed by Ibra is understandable: "It was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up; it’s better to have him than not." And we all agree. However, perhaps the team’s needs should have been addressed first, prioritizing what was most important, and then finishing with the cherry on top in Walker. Instead, just hours before the window closes (February 3 at midnight), Milan has only officially signed the Englishman.
What’s missing?
We’ve been saying for at least two months, writes Antonio Vitiello in his weekly editorial for Milannews.it, well before the January window opened, that the team needs a striker and a backup for Youssouf Fofana. So far, no one has arrived, and we’ll have to wait and see in the coming hours if the management can finalize a deal for Santiago Gimenez.
He would be the standout signing of the Italian market, but we are also aware of Feyenoord’s resistance. The Rossoneri club will have to significantly raise their offer to convince them, as there aren’t many other alternatives.
So, we return to the same point. If Milan signs two players in the next few hours, it will prove they are genuinely committed to improvement.
On the other hand, if no one arrives, it will mean wasting another transfer window without strengthening the squad. It would be a huge mistake not to bolster this team in such a challenging season, where there’s a real risk of not finishing in the top four (or five, depending on the results of Italian teams in Europe).
