Sky: Milan seek midfield rebuild

AC Milan sporting director Igli Tare is working on various options to strengthen the squad, in particular the midfield department.

The big news from Wednesday was that Reijnders is on the verge of leaving Milan, because Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign him which is worth around €70-75m, depending on which source you believe.

That means that – just like after the Sandro Tonali sale, another painful exit – the midfield must once again be rebuilt after the departure of its most important player. There are, however, some ideas in mind.

Milan’s midfield target

According to Sky, the first reinforcement in the middle of the park will be Luka Modric, ready to sign a one-year deal after his commitments with the Croatian national team are over.

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He alone will not be enough, so Samuele Ricci from Torino remains the other priority objective. Another name that has emerged on the Rossoneri’s radar though is Nicolo Rovella of Lazio.

The interest in Ricci has been spoken about for weeks and with the Reijnders money there could be a sudden acceleration towards the finish line, but Rovella – who also plays as a regista – is a relatively new idea.

The 23-year-old joined Lazio in 2023 on a two-year loan from Juventus with a conditional obligation to buy. Those conditions have been met and so the capital club are free to sell, but they will likely want a lot for a player who played 44 times in all competitions last season.