Noah Okafor has found himself in a strange position regarding his role within the AC Milan squad, and Spurs are reportedly looking at a January move for him.
Okafor signed from Red Bull Salzburg last year and he was limited to mostly appearances off the bench under Stefano Pioli but he seized his chances well, scoring six goals in Serie A to earn the ‘super sub’ tag.
During the summer transfer window there were suggestions that he might head to Roma as part of the deal that would see Tammy Abraham come the other way (in the end Alexis Saelemaekers was the counterpart), while Okafor netted a 95th-minute equaliser in round one against Torino.
That led the new head coach Paulo Fonseca to start him over Luka Jovic against Parma but again he struggled to get into the game from the first minute. Now, after Abraham’s arrival, he risks being the third-choice striker and the back-up left winger at best.
Not only that, but Okafor did not play a minute at the 2024 European Championship with their coach citing a lack of playing time with Milan as the main reason, something that seems to have created a rift between the two.
According to MilanLive, all of the above could lead to the 24-year-old leaving the Rossoneri as early as January and Tottenham are on his trail, having started looking for attacking players to give to Ange Postecoglou in the winter.
Spurs have said they are willing to offer €20m plus various bonuses tied to certain personal and team objectives and the deal has ‘chances of coming to fruition’. Okafor is a reserve in Fonseca’s eyes, especially with the imminent return of Morata.
Given that Milan paid just €14m to sign the Swiss forward from Salzburg, they would generate a capital gain and also proceeds to use for reinforcement.
