Okafor started the season with a bit of an unknown role. He was again touted as the deputy for Rafael Leao but also as a potential centre-forward option, and he scored an important goal in the first game against Torino.
Aside from a couple of assists, however, that’s all he achieved during the first half of the season and Milan thus decided to send him out on loan in the winter window to Napoli. It became apparent a few weeks ago though that they would not be using their option to buy.
The Rio de Janeiro-based journalist Pablo Oliveira tweeted: “Many clubs in Europe want the player Noah Okafor from Milan. He wants to play in Europe and in the Champions League.
The player doesn’t want to come and play in South America. The Italian club tried a week ago to swap Okafor for full-back Wesley from Flamengo, who did not accept.”
Thus, Milan must once again figure out what to do with a returning loan player that probably isn’t good enough to stay but wants an ambitious move if they are to depart.
As a reminder, the likes of Yacine Adli, Tommaso Pobega, Ismael Bennacer and Lorenzo Colombo are among those who will come back to base
