Last season, AC Milan amazed everyone by reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. But fourth place in the Serie A standings, 4 points behind second-placed Lazio, had left its mark on Milan fans who were waiting for recruits this summer to strengthen themselves, especially in attack. In this sense, the Lombard management had decided to be active and had bet on Christian Pulisic, Luka Jovic, Samuel Chukwueze and Noah Okafor. But for the moment, these recruits are not at all satisfactory (except Pulisic who is performing well for the moment).
And as if that were not enough, since the start of the season, Stefano Pioli cannot count on Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud either. Both men are not in good shape at all and are struggling to gain confidence. The numbers speak for themselves. The Portuguese has scored 3 small goals in 13 matches at the start of the season and remains on a long drought in recent matches (8 matches without scoring). Same story for the Frenchman, usually formidable in the penalty area, who remains with disappointing performances. Even though he has scored 6 goals in 13 matches, Giroud is not fully satisfactory and AC Milan is working to recruit a new number nine in the coming weeks.
Milan wants to lower the price by at least 20 million
According to information from the Gazzetta Dello Sport, the Rossonneri want a Ligue 1 striker. And it’s Jonathan David. The Italian club’s interest in the LOSC striker is not new. But this time, Milan has a very specific plan. This summer, Italian management had already tried to recruit the Canadian international but Lille demanded 60 million euros and no club was able to match. Since then, time has passed and especially Jonathan David can no longer shine at all with the Mastiffs. Since the start of the season, he has only scored 4 goals in 15 matches. A weak balance sheet which has greatly reduced its value.
According to the indiscretions of the pink paper newspaper, AC Milan will carefully monitor its situation and could take action as early as January. The current 3rd in Serie A intends to offer a price around 40 million euros to Lille which should be much less greedy this winter. Above all, the French club will not be in a strong position since this summer, Jonathan David will get very close to the end of his contract (June 2025) and his value will therefore not increase. AC Milan wants to attack this file from January, but will not rush to recruit the 23-year-old player. LOSC has been notified.
