Milan are close to securing the services of Divock Origi from Liverpool, but the Belgium international won’t be the only new signing for the Rossoneri in attack.
Calciomercato.com was the first Italian outlet to break the news of Origi being close to Milan and they now report that the Liverpool forward is on the verge of signing with the Rossoneri ahead of a free move in the summer.
According to the report, talks are at an advanced stage and Origi will likely sign a €4m-a-year deal until 2027. He won’t be Milan’s only new face in attack as Paolo Maldini is planning more investments to improve the squad up front.
Origi can play as a centre forward and as a winger, so there should be space for one more striker, regardless of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s future.
Andrea Belotti is an option for the Rossoneri, although the Italy striker is not a priority for the Serie A giants. His contract with Torino expires at the end of the season. Sassuolo‘s Gianluca Scamacca is also a target and Milan will soon meet the Rossoneri to discuss the product of Roma and Lazio academies.
Nice’s Amine Gouiri, Reims’ Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak of Real Sociedad are also mentioned as possible targets for Milan although the latter has a €50m price tag and many admirers in the Premier League.
#Milan, non solo #Origi: è caccia a un nuovo numero 9, i nomi https://t.co/W8FXFAQ6rP pic.twitter.com/4et4E4D5Tj
— calciomercato.com (@cmdotcom) March 31, 2022
“Scamacca is also a target and Milan will meet the Rossoneri to discuss the product of Roma and Lazio academies” well hopefully we can secure a cut price deal in these talks in that case 😀 hahaha
How long shall we continue Targeting? Even to sign free transfer players is a problem. Origi, Giroud, Zlatan are not first team players. I don’t know why Milan doesn’t want to sign Belotti. Milan can even sign average players in Botman, Sanchez. If Elliott can’t fund the club after much capital gain the should put it for sale… We have been linked to all the players but Milan has not been serious with any. Diminico Baredi, Scamacca are very cheap players to buy. Milan should free up their salary by free Diaz, Ballo-Toure, Samu, Bakayoko, Rade Krunic, Alexis, Junior Messias
Ejeta, why is Belotti an first team player and Origi not? Origi might not be a starter at Liverpool, but he does play and make important contributions to a club that is consistently challenging for the title in the top European league and also in the champions league. I can’t see this as a negative transfer. My only gripe is that he isn’t an out and out striker, but we didn’t have the 75m to pay for Vlahovic, or even the 50m to pay for Isak. Step by step folks. Three years ago Origi wouldn’t even have picked up the phone for us.
Origi is a very good player, strong and fast and not easy to cover for all defenders. He will be a starter I bet !