AC Milan are thinking about some January gifts for Paulo Fonseca, and they reportedly have a couple of wingers in their sights.
According to this morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), there has been talk of Milan going for a deputy to Youssouf Fofana and a back-up for Theo Hernandez in the winter transfer window.
However, the right side of the attack is also worth monitoring because Samuel Chukwueze is not convincing while Christian Pulisic has now been moved to the role of central attacking midfielder. Noah Okafor is also disappointing, so the Swiss or the Nigerian could be sold to make room.
The first name that Milan are looking at is Maghnes Akliouche of Monaco, who is 22 years of age and has nine goal contributions (four goals, five assists) this season. He can play either as a winger or as an attacking midfielder, and is left-footed.
One issue is that Akliouche has a contract with the Monegasque club until 2028 and the starting asking price is €30m. Negotiating with Monaco – as demonstrated by the Fofana operation – is not easy, but given the talent that the young French forward has it could certainly be worth it.
The Rossoneri are also keen on Jamie Leweling of Stuttgart. Originally from Ghana, he has more pace than Akliouche and is sixth in the Bundesliga for completed dribbles. He has only one goal this season so far, but he did net on his senior Germany debut.
Leweling doesn’t mind tracking backwards to help his team-mates in the defensive phase so he could be a good balancer too. The German has just extended his contract until 2029 and therefore it is unlikely he will leave for less than €20-25m.
