Paulo Fonseca spoke about the importance of AC Milan in his defensive history in his first press conference, and it is said that the command has two profiles in mind.
“I have studied the team and I don’t want to make comparisons with the past. I have to look at what I have to learn. One of the things we want to win is to be a more balanced team. We study the defensive issue, we have to make an arrangement, this is similar to the way we defend,” Fonseca said today.
“What I can say is that we need a more competitive team that defends more from our goal. I’m going to get to this phase. We have smart defenders and I don’t think it’s an individual problem, we have to do it collectively. The priority is Striker at the moment.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan’s command has two objectives to help the rearguard as soon as possible: to hire a new centre-back and a new right-back.
The gap between Milan and Spurs has widened for Emerson Royal: the Rossoneri’s offer of just over €10 million has been rejected, while Tottenham are still asking for €20 million.
For the centre-back position, Red Bull Salzburg’s giant Strahinja Pavlovic is one of the concepts and the wheels could start to move temporarily if one of the team’s last centre-backs leaves.
The newspaper adds that Malick Thiaw is more likely to leave lately than Fikayo Tomori, while another thing the new coach will do is sign a defensive midfielder.
Right now, It is very likely that Youssouf Fofana will be Milan’s first signing this summer. The 25-year-old player can arrive for 20 million euros plus bonuses and “there are no insurmountable obstacles”, the wait is due to the player’s commitments in the European Championship with France.
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