Market, 25 million transfer for Venezia: a redundant player from AC Milan may arrive by surprise

Venice’s market ahead of the upcoming Serie A championship is immediately ignited with a double transaction that promises to reshape the ambitions of the orange and green formation. In fact, in the first days of the market, barring last-minute second thoughts, a record sale for the lagoon club will be looming: the outright transfer of Doumbia to Sporting Lisbon for the considerable sum of 25 million euros.

Doumbia had arrived in Laguna from Albinoleffe for one million: an important revenue then, for the winning team of the 2025-2026 Serie B, which immediately equips the management with the necessary liquidity to finance a purchase campaign of absolute depth, aimed at keeping the top series regained after only one year of purgatory.

Thanks precisely to the treasure accumulated with the midfielder’s departure to Portugal, a market suggestion as fascinating as it is audacious is taking shape. According to reports from Sky Sport, Venezia is carefully evaluating the profile of Niclas Füllkrug, Milan’s current number 9, who has been identified as the ideal reinforcement to guarantee weight, experience and goals to the offensive department.

The German center forward will soon be free from his tie with the Rossoneri. Indeed, the Milan management has already determined the player’s fate, officially deciding not to activate the option for the right of redemption set at 5 million euros with West Ham. Füllkrug had landed at Milanello in the last winter session through the free loan formula, a gamble that, however, did not produce the hoped-for fruits for the Milanese team.

The 1993-born striker has in fact struggled to establish himself on the Rossoneri side of the Naviglio: having arrived in January, he has collected 19 total appearances for a total of just 618 minutes on the pitch, starting as a starter on only three occasions. His only Serie A treble remains the decisive goal sealed in the home match against Lecce, which gave the 1-0 victory to the Rossoneri.

The possible landing in the lagoon of the former Werder Bremen striker would not only result in a massive injection of experience for the offensive department of the Laguna. For the German center forward himself, this adventure would represent the perfect chance for redemption, a golden opportunity to relaunch himself and prove his real worth after the months of shadow he experienced in Milan.