AC Milan Senior Advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed that the club are looking into signing Kyle Walker, but joked about why he must speak less on targets.
There are a lot of different stories circulating at the moment with regards to what January business Milan might do. Above all, it seems like Walker is on the way in from Manchester City, with the Marcus Rashford idea shelved.
However, there is also talk of Joao Felix joining from Chelsea given that he is struggling for regular Premier League minutes and the Rossoneri could do with added options, especially with the Portuguese’s versatility.
In addition, Juventus are reportedly keen on signing Fikayo Tomori as a centre-back option, even though the Englishman will start against them this evening at the Allianz Stadium.
Ibrahimovic spoke to DAZN a few minutes before kick-off and he was rather predictably asked about some of the transfer rumours surrounding Milan, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
There’s a lot of talk about Walker arriving, is it true? Isn’t it against your youth project?
“Everyone knows he is a great player, he played for Tottenham and the England national team. When there is a player like Walker on the market there is a lot of interest.
“He doesn’t go against our strategies. He is strong, he is a leader, he dominates the dressing room. We are checking what is possible and what is not possible.”
Have you spoken to Conceiçao?
“With the coach you talk every day more or less. To have a dialogue about what he likes and what our strategy is you have to talk every day. We know what is needed and we work. If it is needed, because the team is strong.”
Where is something needed?
“It’s the mercato. The more I talk, the more it costs. The less I talk, the less it costs (laughs).”
So best not to mention Joao Felix…
“There are always new names coming out every day, with agents who have their strategies. The team is already strong and we showed it in the Supercoppa that it can win, we need to have this continuity to bring the results we need.”
Will Tomori leave? If an offer arrives, is he sellable?
“He is our player, he is happy at Milan. With Fonseca it was a different moment, Conceiçao likes him a lot. He is a Milan player.”
