Vitiello: ‘Three quality players’ – Zlatan and Moncada’s plan to complete Milan’s squad

AC Milan are not planning a radical overhaul this summer when it comes to transfers, a journalist has claimed, but rather a few precise and quality additions.

Milan made the decision to sell Sandro Tonali to Newcastle United for a club-record fee last summer and following that 10 new additions arrived, from Tijjani Reijnders and Christian Pulisic to Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Samuel Chukwueze.

The result is that the core has been solidified, but there are still some obvious areas that need to be addressed. Olivier Giroud is expected to depart when his deal expires, which means a striker is a necessity.

Then there is the midfield department which is lacking a profile with more defensive tendencies, leaving the team exposed in transition, as well as doubts about the centre-back and full-back roles.

Journalist Antonio Vitiello has given an update on the planning that is taking place in view of the summer in his latest column for MilanNews.

“We reiterate our position: the Milan squad is very competitive but needs to be improved in some departments, and we are assured that Moncada and Ibrahimovic are already working, together with Furlani and sporting director D’Ottavio, to identify three quality players,” he said.

“By the way: the rumours about Comolli were more of a January-February idea, but it never took shape because a director like him would not have been able to work with the current management.

“A striker is definitely needed to take Giroud’s place, plus a midfielder and a defender. Often the focus is on the striker but in the Milan of the future there will also have to be a midfielder with more defensive characteristics to give greater balance to the team. It’s very important.

“On the other hand, the strategy is clear, there will be no revolutions in the summer but precise adjustments of a certain caliber.”