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Teaser - AC Milan Transfer Window Deep Dive With Vito Angele (Ep. 341)
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AC Milan transfer journalist Vito Angele joins Carlo to discuss the Rossoneri's plans in the mercato this summer. The transfer targets, the players Milan could sell, why Sandro Tonali was sold, why Paolo Maldini was sacked, the plans for Milan's youngsters and returning loan players, and much, much more.
This is a teaser from the weekly Thursday episode of the Italian Football Podcast.
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Transcript
Introduction to the Italian football podcast
00:00:02
Speaker
Welcome to the Italian football podcast.
Milan's pursuit of right-wing players
00:00:06
Speaker
Let's move on to the right winger. So Milan have already signed Pudasic, who could potentially play on the right wing. He can play quite a few roles. Do you think Milan will still sign another right winger?
Chukweze negotiation challenges with Villarreal
00:00:19
Speaker
You know, they've been looking at Samuel Chukwezi or Villareal. Do you think they will sign another right winger or after Pudasic, do you think that's it?
Milan's strategy for Chukweze deal
00:00:31
Speaker
Yeah, Chukweze is a player that likes a lot, but it's very difficult in this moment because Villarreal asked for him almost 35 million, only cash payment without adding bonus. And for Milan, this proposal is not negotiated because they consider it him really high. Milan wanted to offer a maximum of
00:00:59
Speaker
of 20 million with bonus because the player will expand his contract next year. And for this negotiation, we must always wait because if no other proposal arrived with the work of the intermediate, we will have to lower their demands.
Impact of non-EU player slot on striker signing
00:01:19
Speaker
But what I can tell you is that he's definitely the management's favorite to fill the last non-Nockster community slot.
00:01:29
Speaker
Yes, of course. Milan have only got one non-EU slot left in their squad. Well, that could have important ramifications on the striker, the search for a striker.
Milan's need for a new striker
00:01:44
Speaker
We know that Milan wants to sign another striker. They've only got Olivier Giroud. They need someone else. Giroud's going to be 37 soon, I think. So Milan need another striker. Now, they've been linked to a lot of names.
00:01:58
Speaker
Morata, Alvaro Morata, Balagun, who's the Arsenal striker, Boulaidia, Mehdi Taremi, Jonathan David, Janukka Skamaka, the Sturmgratz lesser-known striker, Emega. What is the situation with the search for a striker and who is the preferred option for Milan and what do you see happening with the search for a striker?
Challenges with Morata and other striker options
00:02:25
Speaker
Yes, it's the decision for the next striker because this moment is very calm in deciding which striker to buy because they don't want to make mistakes as they have in the past. For me, February now is Albaro Morata but the club wants to get him for
00:02:45
Speaker
10 to 15 million euros. But for Morata in this moment, there is a strange problem, because his agents claim that his clause is 10 million euros, according to the last agreement between Morata and Atletico. But Atletico say that the latest update is worthless now, so they won't last 20 million for him.
00:03:10
Speaker
Milan now want to understand the real price for him. You know, Bello Gun and David of Lille are difficult because they cost a lot.
Financial constraints on Milan's spending
00:03:22
Speaker
In fact, Milan, we travel for the race for Openda, for example, who will go to Delipza because Lance asked a lot of money for Openda.
00:03:35
Speaker
This moment Milan have to pay many players. They won't spend so much just for one striker. Dias is another probably interesting for Milan, is Dias, for Sadio Nitana, but he was bought by Sadio Nitana in this moment and Sadio Nitana are now asking at the last double for his sale.
Evaluation of striker options with Morata as favorite
00:03:58
Speaker
So it's difficult also for
00:04:00
Speaker
I don't think on Skamaka and Emega are of interest to the moment because there has been no contact with them and I think that Skamaka is talking to Roma for the future.
00:04:21
Speaker
While Taremi is another profile is interesting for me because was proposed by his agent was Milan and Milan analysis the situation and the interest is is very very
00:04:37
Speaker
big in this moment, but it's not simple because the request for Port is very, very high for him because he is also experienced and it's already
00:04:56
Speaker
30 years old, so Milan don't want to spend more than 10 million for him. It's very difficult for me. I think at this moment the favourite is always Morata for the next tracker for Simeon.