Tuttosport: Milan two players short of serious Scudetto challenge – the gaps

AC Milan are the current league-leaders in Serie A, but a report has claimed that additions are needed to seriously fight for the Scudetto.

Admittedly there have been only seven games of the 2025-26 league season so far, and the road to May is still very long. Massimiliano Allegri is preaching calm and they continue to take things game by game, but with five wins in seven they have found themselves at the summit.

Extra pieces needed?

Today’s edition of Tuttosport (via MilanNews) reports that, to fight for the title all the way, Allegri will also need a helping hand from the mercato. He definitely needs another centre-back, at least in the eyes of the newspaper.

They state that a quality and experienced centre-back is lacking, because Koni De Winter and David Odogu are currently behind the starting trio of Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic. The Belgian has league experience but is young, while Odogu is more a signing for the future.

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Initially, Milan were supposed to play with four at the back, but now that Allegri has found the right balance with a three-man defence, they absolutely need an additional player capable of playing in that area of ​​the pitch.

Another signing on the right flank could also be needed, but only if Zachary Athekame doesn’t prove himself a reliable replacement for Alexis Saelemakers between now and January. As a reminder, Alex Jimenez was allowed to go to Bournemouth late in the window, and wasn’t truly replaced.

The Swiss defender was called up to the senior national team for the first time during the last break, has appeared a bit hesitant in his first few appearances. He has plenty of time to prove he can be a capable replacement for Saelemaekers, but a Scudetto race waits for nobody.