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AC Milan could add another wingback in the latter parts of the January mercato, and a lot of it will be down to Alexis Saelemaekers.
In the summer, there were questions about how Milan could cope without any real established right-back or wing-back depth. Of course, Saelemaekers would take the leading role, after a fantastic season with AS Roma.
However, Fikayo Tomori and Zachary Athekame were the two options to follow him; with respect, a quite substantial drop.
So, talk of signing cover never really faded, and now the idea is prominent once again.
Extra cover?
After the Lecce win, Saelemaekers was seen with an ice pack around his thigh, and Massimiliano Allegri has since said that he needs the Belgian to recover in time to face his former club. So, that leaves the Rossoneri without one of their biggest assets.
So, as Calciomercacto.com writes, this could push the management to look to the mercato. Brooke Norton-Cuffy has been a name of interest for a while now, and if an opportunity arises, it could be taken, given how much Saelemaekers is currently having to play.
Nothing will be done until the end of the mercato it seems, to fully understand the feasibility of a move for a wing-back, as well as the situation of Saelemaekers. If that fails, it seems a move for the Genoa man could be made in June.
Meaning Allegri will look to Athekame as the main option for the Belgian’s replacement.
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