The Rossoneri managed to progress to the last 16 of the Europa League 5-3 on aggregate, but in their 3-2 defeat to Rennes in the second leg, they set three embarrassing records for conceding goals.
Counting the 2-4 defeat to Monza in the 25th round of Serie A, Milan conceded seven goals in two consecutive games, and the back line was beaten into a sieve.
In the last nine matches, Milan have conceded a total of seven penalties; In the last 11 away games, apart from Newcastle and Empoli, they have conceded at least two goals in nine games, and a total of 24 goals have been scored in 11 games.
At this time, I have to sigh at the breadth and depth of Chinese, and I can casually find a few words to describe the Rossoneri's backline. For example: paper paste, tofu residue.
It seems that in addition to the centre-forward, the Rossoneri will have to work on the backline. They have a lot of players' names in their little books, but I am afraid that not many can actually be signed.
The centre-forward thing has been said for a year, and last year's firefighter Jovic has been doing really well, with the Serb contributing eight goals and one assist in the last 13 games.
If nothing else, he will be offered a contract extension. However, that doesn't mean the Rossoneri can spare money to strengthen other positions for two reasons.
First, it is impossible for a teacher to be in full attendance during the season.
Second, Giroud is getting older and may leave the major leagues after the season.
According to previous reports, the Rossoneri have a budget of around €50 million for the centre-forward position, with Zirkze targeting Serie A first, followed by Leipzig's Sheshko.
It is worth mentioning that Zirkze was crazy in an interview, talking about players related to Milan such as Rafael Leao, Van Basten, Ibrahimovic and Ronaldinho, and even said that the San Siro was the most beautiful stadium he had ever played.
However, as the summer window approached, their budgets shrank. According to Sky Sports, the Rossoneri have a budget of €40 million for the centre-forward position, a 20% discount from the previous €50 million.
This means that Zirkze and the Rossoneri are drifting apart. Because, Boruto's expectations for Zirkze are high, and there is even news that their psychological price is 70 million euros.
Second-time target Seshko has a €50 million release clause in his contract, which means that the 20-year-old Slovenian striker will also be difficult to join.
Not to mention Feyenoord's Jimenez and Sporting's Gickles. The former is already worth as much as 50 million, and it can be said that it is an impossible task to buy someone at a discount from the Eredivisie; The termination fee for the latter is as high as 100 million.
Among the many targets, the only one who could be picked up for 40 million euros is Canadian striker David Davy, who plays for Lille and has only one year left on his contract at the end of the season. In this case, the team usually lowers its asking price in order to avoid losing both money and money.
In the 22nd round of Ligue 1, David scored his second hat-trick of 2024. At the same time, he also missed four great chances, resulting in a whopping 31. The five major leagues that created this data are the most in history.
Like the centre-forwards, Moncada has five centre-backs in the small book: Turin's Buongiorno, VfL Wolfsburg's Davila Croix, Brest's Brassyer, Fulham's Adarabioyo and Bournemouth's Kelly.
In the winter window, the Rossoneri tried to bring in "Good Morning Brother" Buongiorno, but Torino was unwilling to let go of the team's main players in the winter window.
Judging from the operation of Torino Winter Window on loan of Lovato, they are ready to sell Buongiorno in the summer window, and it depends on whether the Red Birds can satisfy Torino President Cairo. "Good Morning Brother" is worth 30 million euros, and considering Bremer's premium rate, it is estimated that the deal will cost about 40 million.
The 23-year-old French defender Lacroix has contributed an average of 15 steals, 106 interceptions and 428 clearances, a remarkable performance. The player is currently valued at €20 million, down from €28 million at his peak.
In this way, Lacroix fits the Red Birds' "** recruitment strategy. However, the local tyrant Paris is also staring at the French defender, and the Red Bird can be said to be the "five scum of the war" if he fights for money.
In the winter window, Brest's €15 million asking price dissuaded the Rossoneri's pursuit of Brasier. This season, the 24-year-old French defender is averaging 116 steals, 168 interceptions and 2.With 68 clearances, the performance was very consistent.
If there are no major surprises, there is no reason for Brest to cut prices; There was a big accident, and Milan should not have considered him.
26-year-old England defender Adarabioyo and 25-year-old England defender Kelly are due to expire in June this year, and their numbers are not bad. The former handed over an average of 082 steals, 145 interceptions and 4.27 clearances; The latter has an average of 129 steals, 05 interceptions and 2.The data of 36 clearances was credited.
Looking at the statistics alone, the only one who can crush Adarabioyo is "Good Morning Brother", the 24-year-old Italian defender can contribute an average of 256 steals, 239 interceptions and 4.33 clearances.
Considering the difference in transfer fees between the two, it is still Adarabioyu who is more cost-effective. In addition, Kelly also has his own advantage, that is, he can also play at left-back, and can be used as a substitute for Te'o.
Among these five, only Buongiorno can make a qualitative improvement in the Milan backline. However, according to the style of Red Bird last summer, it should be tried to get a visa free first, and if it doesn't work, it will sign for about 20 million.