HAVING PARTED WAYS WITH TAMMY ABRAHAM, LUKA JOVIC AND SOON ALSO FRANCESCO CAMARDA (ON LOAN FOR THE SEASON), MILAN NEED TO ADD A STRIKER WHO CAN PLAY ALONGSIDE OR ALTERNATE WITH SANTIAGO GIMENEZ. AS REPORTED BY GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT THIS MORNING (SEE PHOTO BELOW), THEY HAVE A BIG NAME ON THEIR LIST.
GYOKERES IS THE ‘FORBIDDEN DREAM’
WHY THE SIGNING OF GYOKERES WOULD BE SO DIFFICULT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND. AFTER ALL, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A PLAYER WHO FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET 54 TIMES (!) IN 2024-25. MILAN KNOW THAT IT’S AN IMPOSSIBLE OPERATION UNLESS SEVERAL FACTORS ALIGN, SUCH AS THE BIG EUROPEAN CLUBS BACKING OUT.
THE IDEAL SCENARIO WOULD BE IF GYOKERES IS STILL IN LISBON AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, SINCE SPORTING PROMISED THE PLAYER A DEPARTURE FOR AROUND €60-65M. AN EXCEPTIONAL EFFORT WOULD STILL BE NEEDED FROM MILAN, ESPECIALLY BY REDBIRD’S STANDARDS, BUT IT’S NOT FULLY RULED OUT YET. THE SALARY WOULDN’T BE AN ISSUE AS MILAN COULD OFFER AROUND €5-6M PER YEAR, WHILE HE CURRENTLY EARNS LESS THAN €1.5M PER YEAR. HAVING SAID ALL OF THIS, CAN GYOKERES REALLY REMAIN ON THE MARKET FOR WEEKS? THE LOGICAL ANSWER IS NO, BUT NONE OF THE BIG EUROPEAN CLUBS ARE IN ADVANCED TALKS AS OF NOW.
RETEGUI REMAINS A CREDIBLE OPTION
OF COURSE, GYOKERES ISN’T THE ONLY STRIKER ON MILAN’S WISH LIST FOR THE ATTACK. ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE CHARACTERISTICS AND COST, IS MATEO RETEGUI. HE WAS THE TOP GOALSCORER IN SERIE A LAST SEASON AND WOULD DEFINITELY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ROSSONERI’S ATTACK.
ATALANTA SIGNED HIM FOR AROUND €23M LAST YEAR AND NOW, AS HAS BEEN TOLD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, THE PRICE TAG IS SET AT €50M. IT’S A HEFTY PRICE TAG, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, BUT IT’S ALSO NEGOTIABLE. THAT’S WHY THE FORMER GENOA MAN CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE PURSUIT.
