Okafor, Milan’s sixth reinforcement

Milan continues to invest the 64 million euros it received a few weeks ago for the transfer of Sandro Tonali at Newcastle and now he has announced his sixth signing for next season. Following his policy of reinforcements, He is a young player with projection but already experienced in the first level of Europe.

After spending 55 million euros on the signing of Christian Pulisic (Chelsea/20), Tijjani Reijnders (AZ/19), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea/16), Luka Romero (Lazio/0) and Marco Sportilello (Atalanta/0), Milan announced the signing of Noah Okafor, a 23-year-old Swiss striker, in change of 14 million euros which will go to the coffers of Austrian Salzburg.

Okafor passed a medical exam today before getting his stamp signed a five-year contract, until 2028, and the Milan announcement. The striker, who will receive almost two million euros per year, will join his new teammates tomorrow on their tour of the United States.

He will wear the 17 left by Rafael Leao

Okafor inherited the number 17 shirt that he wears to this day Rafael Leo, great star of the team that, after its endless renewal, will continue to wear 10 leaves Brahim Diaz on his return to Real Madrid.

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Okafor, who has Nigerian roots on his father’s side, trumps a Milan striker in that regard He will compete for ownership with veteran Oliver Giroud (36 years old). His usual position is center forward, although he can also play at either end.

Used to win titles and Europe

Emerging from the Basel youth academy, he signed in January 2020 for Salzburg, where he scored 34 goals in 110 games and won the four Austrian Bundesligas in which he participated and three Cups. Despite his youth, he has already played 32 matches in European competitions, 23 of them in the Champions League and nine in the Europa League.

Oakfor is a Swiss international and has appeared as a substitute in three of the four matches for the Swiss team at the World Cup in Qatar 2022.