Milan: David, Miranda and Kiwior in January, Krunic out

Milan’s new year will not begin on January 1st but on Tuesday 2nd, the day of the market reopening: the aim for 2024 is to strengthen the team with at least a couple of signings. There is a need to intervene in defense and attack: with Atalanta Pioli will propose Theo again as a central defender and will place the only available wingers, Chukwueze and Pulisic, on Giroud’s sides. The need is clear: had it been possible, the club would have asked to open the winter transfer window early to bring in fresh forces.

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The attack needs it so as not to always have to rely on Giroud’s reserves: the double-match suspension forced him to rest in two rounds of the championship and a large void was felt in the penalty area, only partially filled by the goal of Jovic. The presence of Jonathan David could fill many spaces: in the center if Giroud is missing again or on the sides if, as in Bergamo, it will be difficult for Leao to occupy the left wing. The prices fluctuate: in the summer Lille valued David at 60 million following the goal index, 24 in 37 Ligue 1 appearances. Then a reduction: two goals scored in the league in August and then stoppage. Until two weeks ago when goals in Lyon and Metz led to a slight increase. January is upon us and the club is about to knock on Lille: David has been the first target on the list for weeks.

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Rade Krunic could be the one pushing in that direction: his sale would offer an assist to the club. Milan is ready to pick him up, as is Fenerbahce who already stepped forward to buy him in the summer. The distance between request and offer was too wide to bring the parties closer and it was also Pioli who opposed it: without the injured Bennacer, it was Krunic who played the part of the veteran in midfield. Now that one of his loyalists is no longer on the front line, there are no obstacles to his departure. Provided that the clubs reach an agreement: for Milan Krunic is worth at least ten million. Budget that would be immediately reinvested in David.

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Jakub Kiwior is the first name for the defense: 23 years old, Polish from Arsenal, but already an expert in Serie A: eighteen months in La Spezia. Also used to mid-season transfers: he arrived in London a year ago for twenty-five million euros, Spezia had toasted the new year with the richest transfer in its history. Milan will keep a low profile: if the path to purchasing the player outright is uphill, they will look for the shortcut of a loan. Maybe to be reconsidered in the summer, with a right of redemption. Arsenal can be open to such a solution, Mikel Arteta, former midfielder who became the team’s manager, has already made it clear that he will not block: Kiwior, 11 games in the season, five of which as a starter (two in the League Cup), does not it is irreplaceable. For Pioli he would immediately be a starter given Thiaw’s injury, and in any case another brick to raise the defensive wall. Even more so if Kiwior returns to be the defender who convinced Arsenal to invest in him and not the one he became in England. The experience in Serie A will favor inclusion: by the way, the La Spezia-London channel is still open. The Bianconeri are entitled to a series of credits deriving from a future resale and are already ready, now or in June, to reopen the cash register…

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Once freed from defensive duties, Theo will return to the wing free to push forward: at that point he will be the one who needs an alternative solution and Juan Miranda, a Spaniard born in 2000, is the candidate identified for some time now. The inclusion of Napoli in the race has suggested that Milan should accelerate: with his contract expiring in June with Betis, the intention is to bring forward his arrival by six months. Considering that he would leave for free in the summer, it would also be convenient for the Spanish club to find an agreement, strictly on sale, for the sale of the player.