At a price of 74 million euros, the apprehensions of Milan supporters regarding Gonçalo Ramos are legitimate, even more so when we know the history of AC Milan with its latest new numbers. But the Lombard club did not stop there and therefore decided to break the bank last week by making the biggest purchase in its history (€74 million plus bonus, ahead of the €49 million spent on Rafael Leão in 2019).
We won’t go so far as to say that the Portuguese international has erased all doubts about him, but his qualifying goal against Croatia, once again in the shoes of a supersub, is today triggering a wave of enthusiasm in Italy. “Ramos is already jubilant: Portugal is at his feet. And Milan exults…writes the Gazzetta dello Sport. Ramos, the most expensive signing in the club’s history, will be the cornerstone of the attack, while Leão will be sold as he wants to leave and is no longer part of the team’s plans.»
He will have to forget the latest failures in his position
Suffice it to say that AC Milan has very high hopes for the former Parisian, expected to be the club’s new big number 9. There Gazzetta dello Sport wants to believe it and sets the scene: “AC Milan has been struggling to find a quality center forward for around twenty years. Since the time of Inzaghi and Sheva, with the exception of Ibra and Giroud, it has been a succession of failures and disappointments: Morata and Origi, Gimenez and Kalinic, Piatek and Füllkrug. As if a curse hung over this jersey, a curse that only a magician could lift.
On the side of Sky Sports Italywe do not exercise restraint: “Gonçalo Ramos is amazing: he is involved in a goal every 37 minutes in the World Cup”writes the media, recalling that the Portuguese had offered himself a hat-trick against Switzerland, in 2022, when he had his chance as a starter, “for once”. Tuttosport also ignites for the new Milanese recruit: “Seeing him rise into the air to score with a header in a match that could change the fate of the Portuguese team, even AC Milan fans had to rub their hands. The most thrilling match of this World Cup was decided thanks to AC Milan’s new top striker. He hadn’t yet caused a sensation, but he made up for it in the most beautiful way.”. He will have another opportunity to shine on Monday evening against Spain (9:00 p.m.).
