West Ham United are undoubtedly a stronger team following the January transfer window. Whether the same can be said of AC Milan, who have all-but ceded the Scudetto to rivals Inter, is doubtful at best.
The Rossoneri are not only coming under fire for those they did sign, but also those they did not.
According to reports, AC Milan have decided against signing Niclas Fullkrug permanently already, following one goal in 15 Serie A matches for the West Ham United loanee.
They say never fall in love with a loan player, but we’ve all done it before 😂
A graphic asking West Ham United fans when they last loved a loan player as much as Axel Disasi.
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Veteran reporter Carlo Pellegatti, meanwhile, cannot see the logic in Milan backing away from Chelsea misfit Axel Disasi.
Especially when the ownership would find over £30 million down the back of the sofa to spend on Jean-Philippe Mateta.
West Ham United’s gain is AC Milan’s loss with Axel Disasi
Axel Disasi of West Ham United during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham
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“The AC Milan we’ve seen in the first months of 2026 aren’t brilliant. They’re not entertaining, and they’re not spectacular,” Pellegatti says, in quotes reported by Milan News.
“Max Allegri had sent his SOS to the ownership last December because the team needed reinforcements to continue fighting for the Scudetto. But, cold as a rattlesnake’s blood, the management responded; ‘No money. No euros’.
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“[Milan’s owners] stopped them from trying to sign Disasi, who was useful at least in terms of quality. Then, suddenly, they found 30 to 40 million euros for poor [Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe] Mateta, who was struggling with a serious injury.”
Disasi has been an ever-present in the Premier League
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West Ham United's Konstantinos Mavropanos celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at London Stadium on April 10, 2026 in London, United Kingdom.
So impressive following that deadline day move to the London Stadium, the feeling is that Disasi may be willing to stay at West Ham if Nuno Espirito Santo can secure another season of Premier League football.
The five-time France international has started every top-flight match since his arrival.
Milan, in contrast, have been without the injured Matteo Gabbia for five successive Serie A games. Young Koni de Winter has struggled to convince in Gabbia’s absence, blamed in some quarters for the Matteo Politano goal which saw Napoli leapfrog Massimiliano Allegri’s side into second last weekend.
Pellegatti claimed, shortly after West Ham signed the forgotten man of Stamford Bridge on February 1st, that Allegri was keen to work with Disasi at the San Siro. Therefore, scotching rumours that it was the head coach who vetoed his arrival.
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