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da dobrowin： Milan are currently in a really dire situation over in Serie A.
The Rossoneri’s whole campaign has been littered with bad results that were only refreshed by an occasional victory, which leaves them in 12th place in the table at the very moment.
Not to mention the fact they have only tallied one victory in the last six games, losing three and drawing the remaining two in the process.
And it seems that they will soon seek solutions in the market as one of the Italian pundits, Carlo Pellegatti, has tipped them to reinvest in the upcoming transfer window.
But first, as Pellegatti explains on his YouTube channel (cited by Sport Virgilio), they will look to sell one of their midfielders, Franck Kessie, who’s bound to go to the Premier League, West Ham or Wolverhampton Wanderers specifically, in a deal that could cost around €25m (£21.4m).
“Kessie will go to England, to West Ham or Wolverhampton, for at least €25 million and Milan will reinvest in the market”.
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Looking at their squad and Kessie’s contribution so far during his Rossoneri stint, however, he is definitely one of the players they should not be actively looking to part with.
His output in the ongoing campaign has somewhat dipped since the 22-year-old has only netted once in a total of 11 games in Serie A, but that has more to do with the team struggling as a collective rather than individual decline.
After all, he’s still averaging 1.1 shots, one key pass and one dribble per game along with 1.6 tackles and 0.5 interceptions per game.
Clearly, there is still quality in the player and seeing how Milan are short on players in the middle of the park, losing a young talent like him could be costly for their season.
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Of course, Pellegatti believes they will reinvest their money in someone else but why part with a player who has proven he can perform.
Last season, he scored seven goals and assisted twice, averaging 1.2 tackles, 0.8 interceptions, 1.5 shots, 1.3 key passes and 1.3 dribbles per game in 34 Serie A matches. By all accounts, that’s an impressive all-action tally for such a young player.
Looking at it from West Ham’s point of view, however, they could surely use someone of Kessie’s talent and capabilities.
Declan Rice and Mark Noble would get some much-needed assistance in the middle of the park and seeing how the Hammers are barely staying above the relegation zone in the Premier League, reinforcements do make sense at this point.
Of course, whether Kessie can immediately fix their woes or not is questionable but their interest, if nothing else, is very much warranted.
An extra man to add some strength and depth to their midfield could be a good place to start with investments, especially since we’re talking about a player with quality and talent who can only get better with time.
In other news, Milan’s rivals, Roma, are fighting hard to keep their reformed Premier League loanee at the club.