Milan, considering the option of signing the Englishman Marcus Rashford of Manchester United, definitely decided in the last hours for his countryman Kyle Walker from Manchester City, to strengthen the right back.
Milan considered both improving the squad and carrying out a points haul, but Serie A rules prevented the arrival of both as they were non-European Union players.
The failed ‘Okafor operation’ took Rashford out
Rashford appeared as the first good option and the possible departure of the Swiss Noah Okafor It made a hole for him in the front. However, the latter’s signing for Leipzig fell through at the last minute, when he failed a medical in Germany.
That’s when Rashford’s options decreased and Walker’s, 34, increased, until Milan, according to local media reports on Saturday, decided to definitely strengthen their right lane, the team’s weakest position in Emerson Royal and Davide Calabria a long way from being a top-level right back for a team aiming to compete for titles.
The operation, according to the aforementioned sources, will be closed to Manchester City with a transfer formula for 1 million euros and a purchase agreement in the summer for 5 million.
Ibrahimovic’s motives
Even though Zlatan Ibrahimovicadviser to the presidency of Milan, referred to the signing, not yet official, in the moments before this afternoon’s classic against Juventus.
“Everyone knows that Walker “He’s a great player, he’s done great things, he’s an England international.”Ibra said to the DAZN microphones. “If someone like him is on the market, it brings a lot of interest.
“If it goes against our strategy? No, because he is a strong player, a leader, he dominates the locker room and now we are seeing what is possible and what is not,” the former Swedish scorer replied to those criticizing Walker’s . The arrival does not fit Milan’s commitment to young players with projection.
Source: La Verdad
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