Milan, Italy factor: Berardi remains a goal. And Scamacca …

Let’s call it the Italy factor. There is an obsession in Milan’s strategy: to respect the targets of the lists for Serie A and for the Champions League. In the 25 who can take the field in the two competitions 4 must have an Italian passport, while the other 4 must be of local training. Recent releases have dented this threshold. This is why in the negotiations between Maldini and Massara the refrain always returns: “If we take a foreigner, then, we must go to the internal market”. Let’s take an example of compelling topicality.

The dialogue for the Belgian center forward Divock Origi is proceeding quickly: there is a technical convenience (high level of experience) and an evident economic saving, given that the Livepool striker can arrive on a free transfer. On the other side of the scale is Gianluca Scamacca, the Sassuolo center forward who is valued at around forty million. At first glance there is no match: the Belgian is preferred for naturally financial reasons. Yet Milan are still looking at the Roman center forward that Roberto Mancini also likes so much for the future of the national team.

Feeling Berardi

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Obviously, the same evaluations also apply to the role of winger. He continues the dialogue with Bruges for the Noa Lang winger, and on the other hand the love for Domenico Berardi, Sassuolo’s lighthouse, has never faded. Already last summer Stefano Pioli had put him at the top of his list, then the company turned its attention to the much cheaper Brazilian Messias. Moreover on loan with the right of redemption from Crotone. The Sassuolo southpaw repeated another excellent season and, coincidentally, the feeling is back in fashion. Once again, however, the problem may be the price, given that the CEO neroverde Giovanni Carnevali shares it at least 30 million, not the 15 in the minds of the Rossoneri managers. 3

This match is still to be played, even though the Premier League teams are courting the Emilians’ scorer. One thing is certain, in via Aldo Rossi they know very well how to manage financial resources: no header. Certainly Berardi’s candidacy remains authoritative for his first-rate technical credentials. But if he were not the chosen one, there is the idea that in the next Rossoneri moves there will still be players from our home.

Alchemy

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From this point of view, for example, the prices of Alessandro Florenzi, now on loan from Rome, are rising. Nothing could be easier than the outside being redeemed, also because in the meantime Alessio Romagnoli is out, in which contract renewal is increasingly difficult. Then, it is true that Tommaso Pobega’s return to base from Turin seems more than obvious, but it will be important to understand who will take Kessie’s place in midfield. It is an alchemy that has yet to be balanced, but we can be sure that other candidates who have grown up in our football will be evaluated on the top floors of the Rossoneri club.