Milanello Corner

  AC Milan suffered a shocking 2-1 home defeat against newly promoted side Cremonese, in a rather odd game where the opponent simply got all the fortune in front of goal. The Rossoneri were guilty of small lapses in the back, while up front, they can't seem to get anything right, especially their finishing in the final third.  Defense Breakdown  The 2-1 loss against Cremonese can be considered as one of those games where the opponent didn't do much but somehow got a maximum result. They barely created anything significant going forward as Davide Nicola's side only made four shots in total, and two of them somehow resulted in goals.  It's difficult to fully judge the defense as overall they did minimize their opponent's attack quite well, but in the moment of goals, there were some errors that got punished heavily. On the first goal from Baschirotto, there was a lapse of concentration, particularly from Stahinja Pavlovic, who was late in spotting the Cremonese big de...

    AC Milan are ready to kick start their new Serie A season this weekend as they host newly promoted side, Cremonese at San Siro. Massimiliano Allegri is reportedly ready to start Luka Modric ahead of Samuele Ricci for this Saturday clash, with Rafael Leao out due to injury.

  AC Milan are reportedly close to securing the signature of Koni De Winter as their new defender, replacing the outgoing Malick Thiaw. The Rossoneri are moving quickly to sign De Winter from Genoa, with negotiations happening as soon as they agree terms for Thiaw's sale to Newcastle United.

  AC Milan's Mexican striker Santiago Gimenez got back on the scoresheet as the Rossoneri picked up a 1-1 draw in their latest preseason friendly against Leeds United. Aside from Gimenez's goal, the game also marked Ardon Jashari's debut as the Rossoneri's new player, but Luka Modric remains on the bench. 

  AC Milan are set to take on Leeds United this Saturday for another preseason friendly, and Massimiliano Allegri could introduce one of his new signings, Ardon Jashari. Milan's Mexican striker, Santiago Gimenez, is also tipped to play from the start, but Christian Pulisic and Alex Jimenez won't be available due to injury.

    Christian Pulisic will reportedly miss AC Milan's upcoming two preseason friendlies, against Leeds United on Saturday and Chelsea on Sunday. The USMNT star is currently recovering from an ankle injury he picked up during the Rossoneri's latest preseason match against Liverpool.

  AC Milan's search for a new striker reportedly led them to consider two targets, Dusan Vlahovic and Rasmus Hojlund. The Rossoneri are in talks with both players' representatives and are still deciding on which option would be best for them this season. 

   AC Milan have officially announced the signing of Ardon Jashari from Club Brugge this Wednesday. The player has signed a five-year contract with the Rossoneri, committing his future with Massimiliano Allegri's side until June 30, 2025.  

AC Milan have been having a rather mix early part of their new season, notably in Italian Serie A as they already lost five games up til now, despite winning the same amount as well and only drawing just once. Certainly with the amount of money being spent this summer, that number of defeats are quite concerning, but so far the new management opted to remain patient with their head coach, Vincenzo Montella, something that whether some fans like it or not must be done, at least for the time being. Most of their defeats have arrived from other big teams, though apart from the match against Lazio, Rossoneri have actually been able to compete properly with their opponents, but just missing that bit of something each time.

Several situations have seemingly halted AC Milan 's transfer moves, particularly recent Gianluigi Donnarumma's case which forced Rossoneri to search for a potential new keeper. This early weekend, I will try to share some of the latest reports regarding Milan's transfer plan for the upcoming 2017/2018 season.

In the past couple of days, the footballing world has received a slight shock wave due to Gianluigi Donnarumm a's decision not to renew with AC Milan. Although it's often seen as quite normal for any player to opt out on his contract, but the young goalie's decision, notably created such thunder for many, especially those in Italy. Aside from the basic contractual thingy, eventually many speculation eventually rises regarding the 18-year-old's rejection of renewal. From those who despite that decision, even to some who seemingly try to make right of the situation by once again putting doubts on Rossoneri's project. Looking it from the outside, it's certainly a situation which I didn't really predict at first, sine just like I wrote in my previous transfer analysis, the keeper situation looked more than a chess match at the time, but things suddenly evolving into an odd manner.

After a very hectic year due to work and other personal issues, I finally able to get my writing mood back again. This time is already gearing up for a new season with some early signings already on the books for AC Milan , so lets start analyzing at some potential arrivals or maybe departures, which I gather up from several sources, including those outside of random twitter stuff and crappy media speculation.

      Experiencing a rather good season so far with AC Milan , head coach, Vincenzo Montella is eyeing for much longer stay at the San Siro based club. The tactician, who at the end of 2016 won his first title with Milan after lifting Italian Super Cup, stated in his latest interview that he is enjoying himself at Milanello. Albeit his team suffering a slight dip early in the year which puts them sitting seventh in current table, Montella is quite delighted with how his players have shown significant improvement especially in creating strong foundation in their playing style.

There's some interesting development in this last few days of the summer transfer market for AC Milan as Rossoneri continue their search for new midfield players that can be deployed by Vincenzo Montella. The latest name being mentioned is young Chelsea midfielder, Mario Pasalic, who spent last year on loan with Monaco, though he didn't managed to finish the season playing with them due to back injury. Pasalic has the technical and tactical tool to play Montella's type of football, but his current fitness condition will be evaluated thoroughly by Milan before they signed the midfielder on loan.

AC Milan started off their new season with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Torino, in a game that filled with many positives along with some negatives which is still common considering its just the first fixture of Italian Serie A. It was definitely an interesting match in the end, though that tie can easily turn into a comfortable rout for Rossoneri, but it seems that their lack of fitness level along with that classic mental issues somewhat troubled them near the end. Now lets try to divide the positive along with negative aspect that can be seen from Milan's Serie A opener.

New AC Milan midfielder, Jose Sosa , might not be someone that sparks enthusiasm of all Rossoneri fans, but he could very well be the player who can help Vincenzo Montella immediately transmitting his football idea on the pitch. Having the experience of playing with Bayern Munich, Napoli, Atletico Madrid and also Besiktas, the Argentinian did have some problems at the early stage of his career before eventually blooming during his last two years. Now, arriving to Milan at 31-year-old, Sosa hopes that he can transmit his recent maturity and experience to help the Red and Black squad getting back into European football.

AC Milan 's attempt to bolster their midfield have been hitting some problems recently, but they eventually set out their mind in grabbing former Besiktas, Napoli and Atletico Madrid player, Jose Sosa , who supposedly arrived in a 7.5 million euro deal. The midfielder will be wearing the number 23 jersey and is keen on transferring his experience and give his best for the next two years with Vincenzo Montella's side. Already linked with the player since early days of calcio mercato, it wasn't until Milan's offer for Rodrigo Bentacour got rejected by Boca that Rossoneri finally opted to get the player that Montella recommended. 

There's still more than a week before Italian Serie A finally start its first fixture and AC Milan continue to work their way in the market, especially following recent preliminary agreement which should provide more insurance in terms of funds for Rossoneri. Nevertheless, after Gustavo Gomez's arrival, Milan still haven't confirm any other names, although there's one interesting midfielder who the club are currently negotiating, he is Boca Juniors' talent, Rodrigo Bentacur, who has also been scouted by several teams, including Juvenus who actually have an option for him following their previous deal for selling Carlos Teves to the Argentinian Club.

The long awaited and delayed preliminary agreement for AC Milan 's sale to a Chinese consortium have officially been done today, in a sudden rush. This once again prove how fans should not just swallow every rumors being thrown out of the media, especially when those minor reports arriving only because the press were not receiving any latest info. Anyway, Rossoneri's preliminary agreement was confirmed by the club's company owner, Finivest, issuing an official statement which basically said that Silvio Berlusconi along with representative from China, Han Li have signed an agreement for Milan's sale worth 740 million Euro.

AC Milan suffered their second preseason defeat, this time falling into a 3-1 defeat against Chelsea in the ICC friendly tournament. However, that result doesn't necessary painted the whole picture of that tie as Rossoneri actually played pretty good for at least 70 minutes. That positive outing was praised by Milan head coach, Vincenzo Montella, who admitted that he is happy seeing how his players continue to show progress  in their attempt of playing football with his philosophy.