The 2027 year could be Nicolò Tresoldi's year. Roberto Mancini, speaking at a press conference from Coverciano, has gone out on a limb regarding the possibility that the Club Brugge striker could choose to wear the shirt of the Italian national team once he has completed his journey with Germany Under-21s at next summer's European Championship in that age category.
But if Italy's blue is calling him, there are two other colours that intrigue Tresoldi, and they are Milan's red and black. It is no secret that Nicolò is a die-hard Milan supporter and that the hat-trick he scored against Inter in the Champions League had, for him, the taste of a… derby. That same derby which he watched while cheering like crazy for Ruben Amorim's team.
Tresoldi is one of the most prolific strikers around in Europe and, if the opportunity arose, he would really do everything to wear the Milan shirt.
And the Rossoneri club?
It is monitoring the situation with great attention. It is difficult for negotiations to be put together during the January window, but it is equally true that Gerry Cardinale surprised everyone in the summer with the speed with which he completed the deals to bring Gonçalo Ramos and Diego Moreira to Milanello, putting hard cash on the table.
So never say never, because Milan seems to be in Tresoldi's destiny. But between the player's desire and the Rossoneri's numerical and technical need stands that tough nut to crack, Club Brugge, which, in its last two negotiations with the Rossoneri club for Charles De Ketelaere and Ardon Jashari, managed to squeeze the maximum amount of money out of the transfer fees of the two players, with exhausting negotiations that were concluded almost entirely on its own terms, writes Tuttosport in this morning's print edition.
That Milan need another striker who is more experienced than Camarda is now an evident fact, also because Gonçalo Ramos's difficulties in front of goal are beginning to seriously worry the Rossoneri environment, despite the number nine working extremely hard for the team, including in the role of assist provider, as happened in Genoa on Sunday afternoon, on the occasion of Pulisic's goal.
Tresoldi has been on Milan's radar for at least five years. In 2021, in fact, the youngster had even arrived at the club's headquarters at Casa Milan to sign the contract, but then the negotiations came to nothing and he, with the sadness typical of someone who sees the dream of playing for his favourite team disappear, returned to Germany, extending his contract with Hannover.
But despite that door being slammed in his face right at the finish line, Nicolò never gave up and, on the contrary, raised the level of his performances in order to grow as a player and return to Milan's radar. Milan, as mentioned, has his name firmly on its possible wish list for the upcoming transfer windows.
It will also be necessary to understand whether Markus Krösche, once he takes over the role of Milan's Head of Football, will agree with Tresoldi's profile or whether, instead, he will propose someone else.
What appears certain is that if the Rossoneri want to try to sign Nicolò, they will have an ally in him during the negotiations, but they will also have to contend with the "usual" Club Brugge, which is renowned for being an expensive shop and for taking a long time when it comes to financial negotiations.
But Milan are very attentive to the financial structure of the possible operation and demonstrated in the summer that, if they want a player, they do not intend to drag things out for too long and they pay, immediately. We will see whether the same will apply to Tresoldi.
