The day before Napoli-Milan, a match in which the Rossoneri lost Pierre Kalulu to injury for at least four months and Marco Pellegrino for two months, Geoffrey Moncada was at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth to watch the hosts’ match against Burnley and see Lloyd Kelly, central defender born in 1998, up close. At that moment, the AC Milan manager would never have imagined that the Englishman would become a priority as early as January given the emergency in defence.
OFFER IN JANUARY? – Tuttosport reported this this morning, explaining that Milan were keeping an eye on him for next summer when Kelly will move at no cost given that his contract with Bournemouth expires on 30 June 2024. The double prolonged stop of Kalulu and Pellegrino However, he has changed the cards on the table and therefore in Via Aldo Rossi they are considering making an offer for the English central defender as early as January. It won’t be easy because we have to overcome strong competition from Tottenham who this summer tried to sign him until the last day of the transfer market.
ALTERNATIVES – The alternative to Kelly is Maxime Estève who is playing very little at Montpellier. For Milan, however, he represents plan B at the moment because the Englishman has convinced everyone in via Aldo Rossi, in particular Moncada who promoted him with flying colours. The candidacy of Konstantinos Koulierakis also remains in the background, but Paol Thessaloniki’s valuation for his price tag is too high (10 million euros). The discussion for the Greek player could reopen in the summer.
2023-11-02 07:00:35
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