Agreed.

Duarte off to Turkey is official. Loan with option. Too bad it's not obligation, he'll most likely be back by the end of the season

Meite looks interesting, a poor man's Kessie, but he'd be a much improved option over Krunic in that position imo

The management simply have to roll the dice now that we've come this far in the season and still sit top. You simply cannot let this chance pass you by.

A CB and a DM are a must.

RW and ST should be dealt with in the summer imo. Thauvin could come for free. That and I'd throw the entire budget at Torino for Belotti if necessary. He'd be the perfect player to replace Ibra when he retires


Plus Conti seems to be on his way to Fiorentina. I have to believe that they're clearing out to make space for new players

I disagree about Belotti. To replace Ibra, we need someone with a winning mentality, not a 27 year old Torino striker who stopped scoring. Don't get me wrong, I'd be happy to sign Belotti but throwing the entire budget for him is ludicrous.

Depay is by far better if we speak of players who deserve a second chance.

But Ibrahimović showed the club what is needed. Not half-baked players like Belotti, winners is what the club needs.

This is our financial situation. The numbers look horrific, but Elliott is (slowly) getting us to climb out of the hole we were in. Unlike some other Serie A clubs (like Inter) we are paying salaries and have no debt.


Perhaps. I believe the only way we can be successful is if we build on a solid financial foundation. Hence I am against anything I believe would put us at risk.


I am not completely against a move like Kjaer or Ibra ... if we run across something similar. That said, I am skeptical we will get there, and I really do not want to end up with some of the frauds we added to the team in past years.

Also, one of the good things that is happening to us is that our young players have the opportunity to play and learn. Yes, there have been mistakes, but ... we are top of the table. The more "experienced players" we bring in, the less space we leave for our youth players. And I do not see that as a good thing

Good for Duarte and Conti. We must get rid of the players that do not have space in our system.

I agree we need to bring on (at least) a couple of players. I see CB as less urgent than DM. I would almost rate getting a RW over a CB. All three would be great.

I read that Meite has history with Moncada (from the Monaco days). I am not overwhelmed, but he can probably become a good "vice Kessie".

This post has been edited by Forza Milan!: Jan 11 2021, 09:51 PM

I still rate Conti higher than Dalot.

Yes, I agree. However, Dalot appears to be above Conti in the current pecking order, and he must know that he needs some playing time if he wants to revive his career. From Milan's point of view, he is a good player but too injury-prone.

BTH, deal with Fiorentina seems to be closer.

Not often we disagree but 'stopped scoring'?

He has 9 in 16 with 5 assists this season, plus 16 in 36 last time round.

That's some of the best form he's ever been in?

Looks like Simakan is out for 2 months (knee surgery). What is concerning is the fact that this appears to be a recurring problem.

We are looking at other objectives. Most recently, we have been linked with Fikayo Tomori, but that would be a dry loan from Chelsea (where he has been sitting on the bench and not getting playing time), so I am not convinced.

Meite seems to be on hold (looking at other options, I believe)

This is a post from another forum, and it is very much in line with my thinking. The post was in response to someone suggesting we should get a more people with experience, players in their mid-to-late 20's (rather than younger players). The justification was something to the effect that a team built of young players cannot be consistent.

IMHO, the same argument goes with "experienced players" in the 20-30M range, except there is a higher risk of being disappointed (and "parametro zero" is even worse). I see Kjaer as an exception. Perhaps we will find another one in Thauvin (though apparently there is competition, so he may not arrive). I am sure we are looking out for similar opportunities, but I am somewhat skeptical we will find real improvements this way. Also, as we add "experienced players" we reduce the space needed by our young players to keep developing.

Listen, I'm not against young players. I like this approach. But there should be a good balance. At this point, I don't see why we should buy young talented players. We have plenty. Suffise to say,I don't like Gazidis's way, we are not Arsenal, we are AC Milan. But, that is just my thought!

We don't need another CB right now. We have Musacchio. I challenge everyone on this forum. Musacchio is a good defender.

I agree. But what does this matter when Pioli raters Kalulu above Musacchio and does not want to use him? Look at today, he subbed him off at the first possible chance.

Yeah I don't know what happened with him and Pioli!