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AC Milan could end up signing a striker in the January transfer window, but a sale will reportedly be needed first.
As Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) report this morning, Milan are having issues in attack. Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic are contributing regularly, though they have barely played together and the alternatives – Santiago Gimenez and Christopher Nkunku – are yet to score a league goal.
With Pulisic out against Lazio due to muscle fatigue, a chance was presented to Nkunku to demonstrate why Milan paid €38m plus bonuses to sign him. Yet, he delivered another flat performance and remained on zero Serie A goals.
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Gimenez is still sidelined with an ankle injury, and is also on a goalless streak in the league. For this reason, Milan are ready to seize some opportunities to strengthen their attack when the window reopens, but any investments will only be possible through a sale.
The paper adds that the Milan management hope that the Premier League teams interested in the Mexican will make concrete moves. Above all it is West Ham and Sunderland that seem keen, and the Rossoneri are waiting to see if they will make a significant offer for his permanent signing.
Given that Gimenez cost €30.2m and signed on a four-and-a-half-year deal back in January of this year, his residual value after what will be 12 months of amortisation will mean that a figure of around €24m or more will generate a capital gain.
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