While it was AC Milan’s defending that drew the most concern again after the defeat to Parma on Saturday, the decision not to sign another striker has come under scrutiny as well.
MilanNews asks the question: if there is no Alvaro Morata, who scores goals in this team? It is difficult to cling to the numbers of Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao, two quality wingers but not capable of scoring like a central striker, yet the management have so far not signed a deputy to the Spaniard.
Milan probed various options such as Niclas Fullkrug and Romelu Lukaku, even flirting with the idea of signing Memphis Depay on a free transfer or Tammy Abraham on loan from Roma. With Morata’s injury, these choices by the Rossoneri management have all a ‘flavour of regret’.
Why? Without a real replacement centre-forward, the problems with relying on Noah Okafor and Luka Jovic from minute one as starting strikers has been shown. They are good players, but they are better off the bench or to play off another forward.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic put an end to the idea of signing another striker, declaring that it would block the pathway for Milan Futuro. That in turn begs the question about how far away Francesco Camarda is considered from being first-team ready.
For the immediate future though, with another 50+ game season beckoning, the decision not to sign a more ready striker must remain under the microscope.
