Stefano Pioli has a new condition to stay on as the manager of AC Milan. It’s not enough for him to win the Europa League; he must break the derby taboo! Milan has lost five consecutive derbies, was knocked out of last year’s Champions League by their city rivals, and suffered a shipwreck in the last encounter (5-1 loss to Inter). The management of AC Milan and the fans have a cold and distrustful attitude towards Pioli, despite his excellent results over the past four years, precisely because of the dismal record in clashes with Inter. The rivalry between the Rossoneri and the Nerazzurri is not as fiery and aggressive as that between Roma and Lazio, but it is no less intense, and a series of defeats are very difficult to bear.🚨 Olivier Giroud is expected to sign for Los Angeles FC this summer and join Hugo Lloris! 🇫🇷🇺🇸(Source: @lequipe) pic.twitter.com/mDu3zYIjjd— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) March 22, 2024 Another topic in Milan is the casting for a new centre-forward. Olivier Giroud has made it clear to Ibrahimović and the management that he wants to continue his career in the American MLS. In fact, according to L’Equipe, he already found a club. Giroud should join Hugo Lloris at Los Angeles FC next June. Since Jović and Okafor have failed to establish themselves as adequate solutions for the role of the primary striker in the starting lineup, Milan must seek a solution in the transfer window. At the top of the list of players they would like to sign are Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna and Benjamin Šeško from Leipzig. The price of the two players is quite high.’Street footballer’ and ‘Baby Haaland’ replacing Giroud and Jovic at San Siro?The value of the Bologna centre-forward is increasing in the football market, and Bologna itself will be very interested in keeping him if they qualify for the Champions League. Since Bayern has the right to half of the Dutchman’s sale to third clubs (the Bavarians also have the right to buy him back for €40,000,000), it is not profitable for Bologna to sell Zirkzee for less than €50,000,000. Similarly, the Slovenian centre-forward cannot be acquired for less than €50,000,000, which is his release clause with the German club. As an alternative, Jonathan David from Lille is mentioned, although it would not be advisable for Milan to do business with the French club, at least until the role of the Singer family, or the Elliott fund, in the ownership structure of the Rossoneri is clarified.Bayern faced with a 100 million price tag for HernandezStatistical data show that the reinforcements from the previous June transfer window do not deserve the criticisms they faced in the previous months. AC Milan’s new players have scored 40 goals and recorded 17 assists this season. Christian Pulisic has by far the best performance with 12 goals and eight assists, and it can be said that the American of Croatian descent has justified every euro invested in his transfer. The same goes for Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has nine goals and one assist to his name, while on that list, Luka Jović is in third place with eight goals and one assist. But, the reinforcements are needed this June, and some younger ones.##NAJAVA_MECA_7975763##
