As Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) recall, both the new coach Paulo Fonseca and Senior Advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic were asked about the lack of Italians in their press conferences a few weeks ago.
The answer was clear: quality is the primary characteristic when looking for players who can improve the team, regardless of nationality. The paper carries a headline on the issue that states: ‘Fonseca’s Milan no longer speaks Italian’.
It all starts with the possibility of seeing an entirely foreign starting eleven next season, as is hypothesised. The team should be as follows: Mike Maignan; Emerson Royal, Fikayo Tomori, Strahinja Pavlovic, Theo Hernandez; Tijjani Reijnders, Youssouf Fofana; Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Rafael Leao; Alvaro Morata.