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AC Milan have the room to spend on a defender, after making €20 million on the Malick Thiaw-Koni De Winter deals. However, they don’t need to.
Sometimes, the best deals are not the ones done for ridiculous money. Football often is not a game of like-for-like in the mercato, and there has to be a level of intelligence used in this sense.
It would be nice to sometimes spend the same amount as was received. However, that is a luxury that is not always available for clubs. Of course, it is sometimes a luxury which is not even needed, as the Thiaw-De Winter deals show.
‘Talking nonsense’
Speaking in an editorial for Tuttomercatoweb, Fabrizio Biasin spoke about the situation, and MilanNews have relayed his words.
“Milan sold Thiaw for 40 and simultaneously acquired De Winter for 20. Some say, ‘It’s not done! You have to spend!’ and they’re talking nonsense. Oh, those are opinions. Thiaw at 40 is a great transfer; De Winter at 20 is an excellent addition.
“The fact that one costs half as much as the other is a merit, not a flaw. Milan is doing well in the transfer market, and not just because of how they’re selling. Then, obviously, the striker will make all the difference in the world, but that’s another matter.”
Given the Rossoneri still probably need a few more players in the squad, it would be unwise to spend for the sake of it on a higher-priced defender. Milan could, but whether they should, well, that’s another thing entirely.
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