GdS: A RedBird option – Lisbon seeking €28m for Milan’s Plan C striker

Moves for Rasmus Hojlund and Dusan Vlahovic are looking more difficult at present, so AC Milan could be forced to look elsewhere.

The mercato is getting to the late stages now. In fact, it is probably now when Milan would be hoping to close for a striker. Yet here we are. There are no deals in close proximity, and there are difficulties in the chase for both of their leading options.

Hojlund is now a target for a few clubs, whilst the Serbian star is far too expensive for the Rossoneri to bring in at present. In both cases, things can be solved, but it is reliant on the club being bold and others not.

A Redbird recruit

The pair are not the only option, though. However, they may be the best ones. Behind them, according to Gazzetta dello Sport this morning, is Conrad Harder, the Danish striker who was forced to sit behind Viktor Gyokeres last season.

Despite this, he still scored six times with five assists, including one in the Champions League against Bologna. At 20 years old, he is a risk; rather than getting a proven frontman, the club would instead get someone to improve, either for themselves in the long term or to sell.

This idea is why he is being listed as more of a RedBird candidate than maybe what is needed, after all, Massimiliano Allegri wanted a top-level #9 to arrive.

To bring the Dane, Sporting are asking for €28 million, a figure well below his release clause of €80m. However, this figure can also be lowered, given that he is not even the club’s starting striker. It will be a case of strategy now, and time is running out to decide who they want to pursue.