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AC Milan went through a big summer revolution. After reaching the Champions League semifinals last season, losing to city rivals Inter, coach Stefano Pioli and the club decided that it was the right time to make some changes in the roster. Club legend and former director Paolo Maldini left after some disagreements with the American owner, Gerry Cardinale. The former head of scouting, Geoffrey Moncada took charge of the transfer business alongside the new CEO, Giorgio Furlani. The Rossoneri made some big changes that created a lot of expectations around the team and the club, which is now considered one of the main candidates to win the title in the upcoming season. This will be the first season without soccer legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who decided to retire at the end of the past season.
Summer transfer business
The AC Milan summer transfer window started off with Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali leaving his childhood club to join Newcastle for €70 million plus €5 million in add-ons. That money was immediately used to make some signings, as the Rossoneri signed goalkeeper Marco Sportiello and midfielder Luka Romero as free agents. Then, they signed USMNT winger Christian Pulisic from Chelsea for around €20 million and USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah for €20 million, add-ons included, Then midfielders Tijjani Reijnders from Feyenoord for €19 million and Ruben Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea for €16 million followed, and most recently winger Samuel Chukwueze from Villarreal for €20 million and striker Noah Okafor from RB Salzburg for €14 million.
It was a very active summer for the club, which decided to add young and talented players. AC Milan will also change the tactical system and will play with the 4-3-3 in the upcoming season, as the Rossoneri already tried in the first preseason games against Juventus, Real Madrid and Monza, with the possibility to switch back to the 4-2-3-1 as…
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