Milan’s first objective is to recover ground in the championship to return to the Champions League zone. And to do so the Rossoneri club intends to intervene as early as January to give Fonseca a couple more solutions. It is clear that raising the level is certainly not easy but the ideas are clear. And if in a month we will look for the best opportunity, with the names of Belayhane and Frendrup always to keep in mind (as well as perhaps a deputy Theo) the strategy for June is to further increase the midfield potential. And here the profile that people like more than any other is Samuele Ricci. A deal that obviously cannot take shape in the winter session but in the summer it can. Everything will depend on Torino’s requests, which promise to be very high, also due to the interest of Inter and many European clubs. In short, Milan will try to prepare the ground to make an important offer. Meanwhile, from a grenade perspective, the Jovic hypothesis is emerging as he is not part of the Rossoneri’s plans. Torino needs a striker to replace Zapata and the Serbian could become an option. Finally, a point on renewals. As Moncada also explained in the interview given to his colleagues at MilanNews.it, we are proceeding with the established plans. The feeling is that for Maignan’s (until 2029) we are in the home stretch while there is still work to be done for Theo’s.
Napoli is also always operational. The Italian club is looking for a addition in defense. The Buongiorno-Rrahmani couple represents a guarantee but the company’s idea is to further enrich the department in terms of quality. Kiwior of Arsenal remains a hypothesis but it is clear that Napoli are looking even further. Among the monitored players there is also Itakura from Mönchengladbach. It remains to be understood what the margins for maneuver could be in this case.
In Italy, however, there is a lead that needs to be kept under control and it leads to Ismajli, who is doing very well in Empoli.
Returning to the profiles abroad, we should also consider that of Omeragic, born in 2002, a Swiss international playing for Montpellier. At the moment, however, no in-depth discussion. The Italian club is also following Cunha, born in 2005 at Santos, with interest. Brazilians already rate him highly. Atalanta are also interested. The talks are premature but Napoli are monitoring him. As for the attack, Simeone has requests but he won’t move in the winter session.
Another player who is making headlines, obviously from a market perspective, is Federico Chiesa. After his transfer to Liverpool in the summer, we now have to understand what will happen in January. There is no question of his value but it is clear that he needs space to express all his talent again. Chiesa’s path to the Reds was also blocked by his physical condition and the goal now is to regain the shine of his best days. Because this would also be an added value for Spalletti’s national team. As far as his future is concerned, everything is at a standstill for now. Or at least nothing has been definitively decided yet. However, Liverpool will soon take stock of the situation to understand what the best path to follow is. Obviously a return to Serie A cannot be ruled out a priori either. The rumors about Inter and Roma remain as they are for now. And so we will still have to wait a little while. In a month the scenario will be clearer.