Milan, Soumaré arrives at San Siro: the offer ‘to Tonali’ and the plan for the future | First page

Three points in the crosshairs to continue a start to the season with very high marks and bring qualification to the next round of the Europa League, but also the opportunity to see live one of the objectives pursued in the last market window and start making your own assessments in anticipation of a new assault in the future. AC Milan hosting Christophe Galtier’s Lille at San Siro tomorrow will meet for the first time the Boubakary Soumaré that Maldini and Massara concretely dealt with in September to add another piece of quality to the midfield department.

FORMULA ALLA TONALI – Including the difficulties in convincing Chelsea to sell Bakayoko on favorable conditions, the ’99 class midfielder of Senegalese origins had converted into the first name pursued by the two Rossoneri transfer men to complete a transfer campaign aimed at increasing the depth of the pink available to Pioli. Without large financial outlays and continuing to focus mainly on future footballers, in accordance with the policy dictated by Elliott. Milan tried seriously for Soumaré, putting on the plate a proposal very similar to the one formulated at Brescia for the purchase of Tonali: a very expensive loan with the right of redemption.

ASSAULT POSTPONED – An effort was in vain, as Lille has not moved an inch from the request for 35 million euros and the deal has not taken off. A situation that the management and the Rossoneri technical staff have been able to absorb, however, without consequences, given that to date the rotation of the midfielders at Pioli’s disposal has paid off., with Bennacer and Kessie who are turning out to be one of the most close-knit and effective couples in Serie A, with a continuously growing Tonali and a surprising Krunic for flexibility and reliability. Precisely the non-departure of the former Empoli player, followed by Friborg, prevented Milan’s lunge for Soumaré, a player equally destined to remain on the radar for the months to come. Because the will of the Via Aldo Rossi club is to invest again, even in January, to fuel the enthusiasm of a start to the season with very high marks.