CorSera: What Furlani and the Milan board think about the squad Allegri has been given

The AC Milan management believe that they have given Massimiliano Allegri a top squad able to immediately fight for targets.

Milan were among the busiest clubs in Serie A during the summer, despite CEO Giorgio Furlani’s claims in June that there would be no revolution. There were over 30 operations in total, which has given the squad a real reboot.

A tailor-made squad?

Are Milan now ready to win? Corriere della Sera (via MilanPress) writes that – according to the board, starting with Furlani – the answer can only be an affirmative yes. The club believes it has placed a top-quality team in Allegri’s hands, strengthened compared to last season.

There are champions like Luka Modric, Adrien Rabiot and Christopher Nkunku, plus young players ready to make a big leap like Ardon Jashari, Samuele Ricci and Koni De Winter, plus a couple of promising talents like Zachary Athekame and David Odogu.

The newspaper highlights how the wage bill increased by 10% by the end of the transfer window, despite a squad trimmed to 19 outfield players and three goalkeepers, significantly smaller than in the past.

Now there’s a more Italian feel with the arrival of Ricci and the return of a player who’s now experienced in Serie A: Saelemaekers. The arrival of Allegri could yet be the big ‘signing’ though, given his deep knowledge of the league.