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

Three points in sight to continue a start to the season with very high qualifications and take the classification 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, who will host Christophe Galtier’s Lille at San Siro tomorrow, will face Boubakary Soumaré for the first time, which Maldini and Massara tackled specifically in September. to add another piece of quality to the midfield department.

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

Deferred assault – An effort was in vain, since Lille has not moved an iota of the request for 35 million euros and the deal has not taken off. A situation that the Rossoneri management and coaching staff have managed to absorb, however, without consequences, given that to date the rotation of the midfielders at Pioli’s disposal has borne fruit and how, with Bennacer and Kessie, who are becoming one of the most close and effective pairs in Serie A, with a continuously growing Tonali and a Krunic surprising for its flexibility and reliability. Precisely the non-departure of the former Empoli player, followed by Freiburg, prevented Milan from sinking Soumaré, a player equally destined to stay on the radar for 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 good grades.