AC Milan’s midfield is taking shape following the sale of Tijjani Reijnders, having brought in Samuele Ricci, soon Luka Modric and potentially also Jardon Ashari.
Since the start of the mercato, it’s been clear that Igli Tare is prioritising the midfield. It makes sense as Milan parted ways with Reijnders last month, one of their best players last season, and the midfield department needed reinforcing before that.
As highlighted by Calciomercato.com, Milan’s midfield is now taking shape. The signing of Ricci, which was announced yesterday, is the first but Modric will also be announced after the Club World Cup ends for Real Madrid. Then, another player could arrive as well…
Of course, we are talking about Jashari here. Tare has made the Club Brugge man his main target but negotiations with the Belgian side are very difficult. For now, it’s a waiting game but an agreement could still be reached between the parties.
Adding these three signings to players already in the squad, namely Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Youssouf Fofana, Warren Bondo, and Yunus Musah, it’s clear that Milan’s midfield would be complete. Yacine Adli, Ismael Bennacer and Tommaso Pobega, meanwhile, should be offloaded.
Musah could also leave the club before the mercato ends, but alternating between six players will definitely be enough for a 4-3-3 formation still. The versatility of some of these players also helps, with Ricci able to play as a defensive midfielder as well as a mezz’ala.
