The topic of transfer regrets is always an interesting one, with AC Milan and Juventus in the crosshairs of the media this time.
Milan decided that they needed to sign a striker in the winter transfer window, given the poor output from their existing forwards to that point. Massimiliano Allegri asked for a target man, and he got Niclas Füllkrug from West Ham United on the first day of the mercato, on loan with a €5m option.
In fact, the directors actually wanted two strikers, as seen by the last-minute push to sign Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace. A deal was agreed for around €30m, but the Frenchman failed his medical and thus the deal fell apart.
Malen: A regret for Milan and Juve
According to the newspapers Il Giornale (via MilanNews), Roma have already announced plans to buy Donyell Malen permanently for €25m, the Dutch striker that they got on loan in January from Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Given the prices circulating today, it’s certainly a coup, given that he’s scored 10 goals in 12 games so far. It will leave many regrets for those who could have signed him during the winter transfer window but decided against going for him.
The paper mentions Juventus and Milan above all, with the Diavolo’s attack in crisis. To put things in perspective, since Malen arrived at Roma and scored his 10 goals, Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez have scored zero, Füllkrug one, Christopher Nkunku three and Rafael Leao four.
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