The Devil waits and thinks about the next moves in the penalty area. With the Zirkzee situation at a standstill, the Rossoneri evaluate alternative profiles for the attack and leaf through the notebook to give Paulo Fonseca the number 9 of the present and future. From Broja to David, the options on the desks in via Aldo Rossi are different, with relative pros and cons.
david, man from fonseca
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The name of Jonathan David is still in the plans of the Rossoneri transfer market men. The advantage is that the Canadian from Lille – currently involved in the America’s Cup – has worked with Fonseca in the last two years, with excellent results and a tally of 52 goals. Twenty-six per season. The reasons can be found in the proactive game of the Portuguese, who focused on him primarily for his technical and athletic skills. The class of 2000 has often repaid with heavy goals and good performances. A cornerstone of his 4-2-3-1 (or 4-3-3), he was used as a modern 9 with license to move back, dropping very low on the midfield line to give the team a hand in construction. The French are asking for around fifty million or so for him, but the contract expiring in 2025 is a variable to consider.
eyes on broja
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Committed to the European Championship with his Albania, Broja has been in the sights of several A. Milan clubs for some time now, including. Born in 2001, the Albanian center forward combines physique (he is 1.90 meters tall) with technique and speed, a characteristic which in the past has also made him useful as a left winger, as well as as a first striker. His best weapon is the attack in depth, but the rupture of the cruciate in December 2022 slowed down his path and put more than a few doubts in the heads of the interested teams. Armando was forced to take a long break and returned to the pitch only a year ago, during the training camp with Chelsea. He started last season with Pochettino’s Blues, but after 19 games and 2 goals he decided to move on in January to start again. He always did it in London, with Fulham, with a parenthesis that gave him only 8 appearance games. The unknown is linked to the weight of a starting shirt, the advantage is that this is a player who knows well how to be a reserve. It is no coincidence that he is also evaluated by the Rossoneri in combination with other possible investments (such as Zirkzee).
guirassy towards dortmund
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Guirassy is currently playing at Stuttgart and his agent has spoken to Milan in recent weeks, but in the last few hours he has made an important approach to Borussia Dortmund, determined to pay the 17 and a half million clause. The starting point is a sensational final season, with 30 goals scored in 30 games and a scoring percentage of 29%. On the pitch he is a striker who uses his body a lot (taking advantage of his 1.87m height), knows how to occupy the area and links the game with a preference for the left wing (in the past he often played as a winger). The historian says that he has often struggled to reach double figures, but the last year could represent the classic turning point in his career.
Dovbyk idea
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Artem Dovbyk, involved in the European Championship with Ukraine, is a name with slowly rising prices. Napoli also got information about him, bewitched by his super season as La Liga top scorer with Girona: the Ukrainian scored 24 goals, an even more important figure considering a fast of over two months (from the end of January to the end of March ). Born in 1997, he is a center forward with a strong head and especially at ease in the area. A more useful profile in the finishing phase, with clear room for improvement and who knows how to be lethal when the team is performing well around him. Pros and cons? The Spaniards do not consider him untransferable and he would have a more affordable salary than Zirkzee, but the price tag is around 40 million.
lukaku and abraham
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The other center forwards are well known in Serie A. The first is Romelu Lukaku, a great opponent in his time at Inter and playing for Roma last season. The Belgian, still without a goal in the European Championship with Belgium, will have to resolve his situation with Chelsea and Napoli and the new manager Antonio Conte really like him. The Devil also evaluated the pros and cons of the operation a year ago: Big Rom has a high salary – however in the Giallorossi he has scaled down his demands – but betting on him would be a surefire investment in terms of goals. Even in a season as unforgettable as the one he experienced in the capital, he scored 21 goals in the championship, Italian Cup and Europa League. The latest name to come forward is that of Tammy Abraham, who is leaving Roma. The club evaluates his candidacy above all for the reserve center forward position: in this sense, the reserves will be dissolved in the coming weeks, also considering Luka Jovic’s situation. The former Chelsea player knows Italy, but the question is linked to his physical fitness: after the serious injury to his cruciate, he returned to the pitch in April and made 13 appearances and only one performance, in the 2-2 draw against Napoli in championship.
