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AC Milan being joint-second within the desk has created a constructive power across the group, and a January signing might domesticate the Scudetto dream.
As Corriere dello Sport report this morning, the truth that Milan are only one level off high spot already represents a big achievement for Massimiliano Allegri and co. The Rossoneri wish to stay near there till March, then compete for the title on the finish of the season.
Nonetheless, Allegri’s squad – at present comprised of solely 19 outfield gamers – may very well be improved within the January switch window. Giving the coach two or three extra gamers could be the proper transfer to extend their possibilities of preventing for the title till the ultimate spherical.
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Santiago Gimenez and Christopher Nkunku are nonetheless on zero objectives in Serie A, which is an issue. The Mexican value €30m final January, whereas the Frenchman value a whopping €40m in August. The membership are assured they will get better get again to scoring, however the subsequent couple of months are key.
If issues don’t go effectively, the administration might intervene within the switch market, and among the many gamers being monitored is Joaquin Panichelli, because the headline ‘Panichelli assaults’ reveals. The Argentine striker at Strasbourg has scored 9 objectives in 11 Ligue 1 video games, and is popping heads as his agent not too long ago admitted.
Milan have been monitoring Panichelli for a number of months, courting again to his time at River Plate after which later at Alaves, the place he tore his knee ligament in 2023. After his restoration, he began scoring once more, a lot in order that Strasbourg introduced him to France final summer time for €17m.
He’s nonetheless a younger striker, however he’s making a reputation for himself with a gentle stream of objectives in Ligue 1. The 23-year-old is just not the one participant on Igli Tare and Geoffrey Moncada’s radar: they’re additionally Artem Dovbyk, who they tried to get in a swap deal for Gimenez in the summertime.
