Milan market, looking for an Olivier Giroud-like profile

Accordingly, Milan has a need that is clear to everyone: a first forward who can give Allegri more solutions at the offensive level. Gimenez, also due to a few too many injuries, is disappointing. The Mexican cannot give continuity to his performances and, above all, is not lethal in the goal area. Leao, in the central forward role (Allegri has not given up hope yet), is struggling and does not seem to be completely comfortable. At this point, it seems clear how important it is to find the’right opportunity during the January market to change an attack that is not convincing.

Fabrizio Ponciroli

Given for granted the’farewell of Gimenez, Milan will try to give Allegri a striker “of weight”. The goal would be to find a striker who can make a difference in the penalty area: physically strong, capable of defending the ball and lethal with his head, one à la Giroud just to give a practical example. For this reason, in pole position would be Fullkrug. The German center forward, currently at West Ham, seems the right profile. In short, always a real nine, the old-fashioned kind who knows how to behave in the opponent’s penalty area.

The 32-year-old former Borussia Dortmund striker is struggling enormously in the Premier League. Last year, in his first season with the Hammers, he finished with just three goals to his credit. In this first slice of the season, things are even worse. Fullkrug has taken the field, as a starter, are in five games and, most importantly, has never made a difference. He is not doing well at West Ham and, therefore, is open to considering other options. Going to Milan could be the right chance to relaunch himself and regain the feeling with the goal that, at the moment, he seems to have lost

The Diavolo would like to try to have him on loan, perhaps with a right of redemption. West Ham, in the summer of 2024, invested about 30 million euros to wrest him from Borussia Dortmund and, therefore, would not want to lose much. Moreover, there would be other clubs, especially from the Bundesliga, interested in the German national team&#8217s experienced center forward. AC Milan, if it wants to get to the classic white smoke, will have to move quickly and get ahead of the large competition. Much will also depend on Gimenez’s future. The Mexican must find the right team and the offer that convinces him.