Milan transfers: Full-back targets and plan for Saelemaekers

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Lorenzo Bettoni | Last updated Jun 25, 2025 10:32 AM ET

Milan have already targeted several full-backs to strengthen their defence and have decided to keep Alexis Saelemaekers, trying to sell Samuel Chukwueze this summer.

Several sources in Italy, including TMW , claim that Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has decided to keep Belgian winger Saelemaekers at San Siro, using him as a backup for Christian Pulisic on the right flank.

Milan will retain Saelemaekers

This also means that the Rossoneri will try to sell Nigerian winger Chukwueze and Noah Okafor.

Milan director Igli Tare has confirmed that the Rossoneri will sign two full-backs in the summer transfer window, and the club’s targets for the right and left flanks have been revealed in Italian media.

Milan’s full-back targets revealed

AS Monaco’s Vanderson is a genuine option for the Diavoli for the right-back position, but he comes with a high price tag, so the Rossoneri are also considering Tiago Santos ( Lille) and Guela Doué (Strasbourg).

With Theo Hernandez flying to Paris to sign his contract with Al-Hilal, Maxime De Cuyper (Club Brugge) and Oleksandr Zinchenko are reported to be the primary names on Milan’s agenda for the left-back role.

Milan have already begun talks with Arsenal for Zinchenko, as Football Italia reported earlier in June.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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