Analyzing Milanโ€™s transfer business before the start of Serie A

Itโ€™s been a transformational window for Milan. Massimiliano Allegri has come in and given pre-season form, he seems to have had a solid impact on the side. The transfer business has been impressive too.

Major incomings:

โ€“ Samuele Ricci, Defensive Midfield, From Torino, โ‚ฌ23m
โ€“ Pervis Estupiรฑรกn, Left-Back, From Brighton, โ‚ฌ17m
โ€“ Luka Modriฤ‡, Central Midfield, Free transfer
โ€“ Ardon Jashari, Central Midfield, From Club Brugge, โ‚ฌ36m
โ€“ Koni De Winter, Centre-Back, From Genoa, โ‚ฌ20m

Major outgoings:

โ€“ Tijjani Reijnders, Central Midfield, To Manchester City, โ‚ฌ55m
โ€“ Theo Hernรกndez, Left-Back, To Al Hilal, Undisclosed
โ€“ Malick Thiaw, Centre-Back, To Newcastle United, โ‚ฌ35m
โ€“ Francesco Camarda, Centre-Forward, To Lecce, Loan

How have they done? :

In Reijnders they have lost one of the best players in Serie A at a price under the current market rates. At the same time, in Ricci and Jashari, Milan have picked up a midfield core that could stay with them for years. Modric on a free could be more useful in the short term than many probably realise presently. De Winter has been brought in to replace Thiaw like-for-like. However, despite Theo Hernandezโ€™s drop in form last season, Estupinan feels like an inadequate replacement.

What remains to be done? :

Milan continue to be linked with Dusan Vlahovic and Allegri is a fan of the player. Him and Santi Gimenez might not want to fight it out for one place but the Serb is a potential difference-maker. Rasmus Hรธjlund had also been linked. So Milan seem to be on the market for another striker very clearly.

Kaulik Mitra | GIFN

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