Sergio Conceiçao has been officially named as the new head coach of AC Milan, and that could well change the transfer plans in view of the January window.
According to what is being reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) this morning, there are a few question marks about the squad that Conceicao will aim to answer in the coming days before telling the management his plans.
The defence
Milan initially found themselves fragile in defence to start the season but have slowly regained solidity. Of course you can always strengthen, but in this case it will depend on other choices such as whether Fikayo Tomori is seen as more of a resource, as well as Strahinja Pavlovic.
A Portuguese-branded Milan could emerge though, and in this since Antonio Silva of Benfica could become a target. The 21-year-old centre-back wants to leave Lisbon, as his agent Jorge Mendes (also Conceicao’s agent) made clear, promising him to Juve at a high price.
The Bianconeri are ahead, but market scenarios change quickly and if the Rossoneri were to go in for him then things could rapidly alter. A situation to monitor.
Hunt for goals
There are some doubts about Milan’s attack too, in particular Noah Okafor and Samuel Chukwueze. Both have not offered sufficient guarantees this season and one of the two could free up a space.
Mendes could then work to fill that gap with Francisco Trincao, one of the brightest talents in his age group, but without having exploded yet. After being at Barcelona he went to Wolverhampton and then in 2022 to Sporting CP.
At 25 years of age the feeling is that the Portuguese forward has once again reached a point where he is ready to take off, with six goals this season for Sporting in 27 games played. The right winger is valued at €25m.
The talents
If we return to Milan’s modus operandi of signing talents to develop then Giovanni Reyna could be a name. The USA international is versatile and always seems to contribute when he plays for Dortmund, but injuries have held him back.
Ismael Bennacer is trying to get back to 100% after a long injury meanwhile and if he doesn’t give guarantees then Daniel Bragança of Sporting CP could become an option in a €15m deal.
