AC Milan’s move in the transfer market last winter seems to be repeated by them again soon. In the January transfer window, Milan brought 3 new players, namely Simon Kjaer, Asmir Begovic, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The three new players Milan brought in for free with Kjaer and Begovic as loan players and Ibra on a free transfer. Since the arrival of the three players until the 23rd giornata before being stopped due to the covid 19 pandemic, Milan has shown improvement. Previously, Stefano Pioli’s men struggled to get good results, but since Ibra entered the squad, Milan got positive results by winning 4 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses in 9 matches.
In addition, the arrival of the three free players was also accompanied by the release of several Milan players. Milan management steps are quite clever, they let go of players who still have high prices and salaries and then replace it with a line of players free / loan transfers that are full of experience. Feeling addicted, it looks like for the transfer market next season Milan will again target players who are out of contract or borrowing good and experienced players. Until early April there were several names associated with Milan.
David Silva
The latest news states that David Silva’s contract with Manchester City which will expire at the end of this season is not renewed. That means in the transfer market next summer, Silva will be free transfer status. Silva, who has performed more than 300 matches for the Manchester City club, confirmed for himself that he would leave the Etihad Stadium at the end of the season. Despite being 34 years old, Silva in fact still displays good quality under the care of Pep Guardiola.
However, the news that Silva will be anchored to Milan is still limited to issues. With Silva’s good quality, many fans of the citizen want him to stay at the Etihad Stadium.
In addition, David Beckham also wants Silva to join his club in MLS, Inter Miami as well as becoming the club’s new icon. But it seems, Silva himself is more inclined to return to La Liga.
Mario Gotze
The same situation was experienced by the German national team hero in the 2014 World Cup, Mario Gotze. Gotze’s contract with Dortmund will also expire at the end of this season. Not being the first choice in Lucien Favre’s squad, making Gotze’s exit from Signal Iduna Park seemed easier. Moreover, his contract will expire at the end of this season and he still wants to get a chance to play.
According to Sky Deutschland, Gotze is willing to accept salary cuts in order to join other clubs including Milan. AC Milan is reportedly serious enough to target it, unfortunately Il Diavolo has to compete with AS Roma and Inter Milan who are reportedly also interested in recruiting Gotze.
Gotze does have a fairly high salary of 7.5 million euros a season. This salary will certainly burden the rossoneri camp. But according to Sky Deutcshland, Milan are the most serious club pursuing the services of Gotze.
This season he only made 13 appearances in Dortmund’s 25 matches in the Bundesliga with a record of 3 goals. Unfortunately, from the 13 appearances, Gotze only performed 90 minutes, the rest he entered as a substitute or pulled out in the second round. This situation led Gotze to confirm that he would leave Signal Iduna Park at the end of the season.
Thiago Silva
Reportedly Thiago Silva still wants to stay with PSG. But there was no news of a contract extension from the PSG management, leaving Thiago Silva’s door to get out of France open. Unlike the two names at the beginning, Thiago Silva is a former Milan player, he was in Milan for 3 seasons before being sold in 2012.
Silva is also part of the Milan squad that won the 2010/2011 season’s scudetto. His love for Milan has always been the spice of rumors of his returning Milan uniform someday. To GloboEsporte and France Football, the agent, Tonietto said there was no offer for a contract extension from PSG. On this basis there is an open opportunity for Milan to recruit the 35-year-old defender.
Unfortunately Thiago Silva’s salary amounting to 12 million euros per season is reportedly an obstacle to Milan’s reunion with his former defender. If Silva is reluctant to reduce his salary, then the transfer will not be realized.
In the midst of this pandemic, soccer is more complicated. There is no competition means there is also no income. With the decline in income of each club, the step of buying players for free is a wise option. With Milan’s financial condition not yet stable, reducing transfer costs and reducing salary costs is a neat choice to strengthen the team both on and off the field. Unfortunately from three names above, the issue of salary amount will slightly complicate Milan’s steps. Not yet certain league and Milan coach seats for next season will also be an obstacle for il diavolo.
Besides the club also does not have a replacement for Boban in the management chair, Paolo Maldini’s position in management is also not safe. Hopefully this club will not go wrong and be stable again both on and off the field.
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