Di Marzio: Milan make late decision to sign a centre-back after ‘several meetings’

Igli Tare has changed his mind on the centre-back position. After publicly stating that a signing wasn’t in the plans, ‘several meetings’ resulted in a new decision. 

Since the game against Cremonese, which certainly highlighted some defensive flaws, the fans have been crying out for a centre-back to be signed. It seems Max Allegri did the same in his meeting with Tare, as Milan are now evaluating the centre-back market.

It goes against what Tare said before the Cremonese game, stating that the manager hadn’t asked for a centre-back at that point. In any case, while Koni De Winter was brought in earlier this summer, the questionable performances of the other centre-backs mean there is still quality lacking.

Centre-back pursuit begins

Speaking to Sky Italia late last night, as transcribed by MilanNews, Gianluca Di Marzio broke the news that Milan are looking to sign a key centre-back. The decision was made after several meetings between Allegri and Tare.

“The news is that Milan are signing a defender. The decision was made today [yesterday]. There were several meetings, before and after training, between Allegri and Tare. It was decided to look for a key defender who can further strengthen Milan’s defence, beyond De Winter.

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“Now we’ll see which player Milan will go for. It’s still a decision made today [yesterday], so the market will be explored now, but the news is that Milan intend to sign a centre-back,” he stated.

Milan evaluated several targets before they signed De Winter, so it’s not like they are starting from scratch in their pursuit. Still, it’s a little late to decide that you want a centre-back.