INDOSPORT.COM – The arrival of Brazilian star Philippe Coutinho to AC Milan in this transfer market is believed to have taken a number of victims.
AC Milan has just lost a vital player in the 2020/21 season, Hakan Calhanoglu who crossed to rival club, Inter Milan.
Practically the playmaker position in AC Milan’s main squad is currently vacant. For that the Rossoneri are trying to find a suitable replacement to fill the void left by Calhanoglu.
One of the names being targeted is Barcelona playmaker Philipe Coutinho. Reporting from Marca, AC Milan are interested in getting Coutinho’s signature because the Brazilian national team player is considered suitable to fill the position left by Calhanoglu.
In addition, Coutinho is also not too foreign to Serie A because he has played for Inter Milan. To smooth this step, AC Milan is willing to hand over Alessio Romagnoli to Barcelona.
If the total record of his career since at Espanyol, Coutinho has appeared 411 times with a record of 99 goals and 75 assists. The peak of his career occurred at Liverpool where he made 54 goals and 45 assists from 201 appearances.
In half a decade, there has been no Milan player of Coutinho’s quality. For that, his presence is needed.
The arrival of Philippe Coutinho to the San Siro is believed to have taken a number of victims. Starting from fellow attackers to defenders. Who are they? Here’s the review.
1. Alessio Romagnoli
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Alessio Romagnoli in SPAL vs AC Milan.
A report from Semper Milan states that AC Milan has prepared a special strategy to pave the way for Coutinho.
In order to reduce Coutinho’s exorbitant price, AC Milan will include one of their players for Barcelona. The news circulating, the name that will be sacrificed the most is Alessio Romagnoli.
Romagnoli is included in the swap plan because he is already struggling to break into AC Milan’s main squad. The duet of Fikayo Tomori and Simon Kjaer made the former AS Roma player eliminated to the bench.
Although the player still wants to stay, the option to leave is very possible in this transfer market. Apart from Barcelona, a number of clubs such as Juventus and Lazio have also been linked with Romagnoli.
2. Rafael Leao
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Rafael Leao celebrates the goal he scored for AC Milan against Torino
Bad news for some Milanisti, because one of the talented wing strikers Rafael Leao could be affected by the arrival of Philippe Coutinho.
AC Milan’s management has confirmed that Rafael Leao is not safe in the transfer market. If there is a club that offers him a minimum of 25 million euros, then Milan consider releasing him.
Moreover, technically, Rafael Leao’s position coincides with Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian player does specialize as a central attacking midfielder, but he is also skilled as a winger both left and right.
Reportedly, there is already a Ligue 1 club who made an offer for Rafael Leao. AC Milan also has the opportunity to make a blunder because the player’s age is still very young, namely 21 years.
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