AC Milan are continuing their hunt for a new centre-forward, and the management are working to try and identify the right profile and the right deal.
This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) reports that Milan are now close to being declared out of the Joshua Zirkzee race due to the commissions that his entourage are asking for and the fact Bayern Munich are strongly considering bringing him back for €25m.
The paper goes on to talk about who the alternative names might be for Geoffrey Moncada and his team, such as Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy, RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Lille’s Jonathan David.
Much like Paulo Fonseca’s name was in the new head coach discussions, there is a name in the background that will not go away and that is the ‘outsider’ Santiago Gimenez.
The Mexico international at Feyenoord scored 23 goals in 30 games in the Eredivisie last season. From Cruz Azul, he moved to Rotterdam in the summer of 2022 meaning Milan would be his first top club.
However, the Rossoneri are not the only ones who have noticed him because various top European clubs have scouted him this season, while the Dutch side have set an asking price of €50m. The budget is there for Milan, though.
