MN: Milan’s ‘eternal problem’ – the differences between spending big and spending well | OneFootball

In recent years, AC Milan have spent quite poorly on attacking talent, but there have been some anomalies. Now, the Rossoneri are looking to reverse the trend.

With the January mercato well underway and an attacking investment looking quite likely, Milan have to get it right. There has been a repeated worry that the club is focusing on the wrong metrics, putting profit above performance, and this can be reversed.

Clubs, of course, can achieve with a well-budgeted squad, that much is a given. However, it is difficult to do, as the Rossoneri have found.

As Milan News recalls, it is the ‘eternal problem’ for the Diavolo, and there have been years of discourse, especially concerning strikers. Andre Silva, Nikola Kalinic, Krzysztof Piatek and Gonzalo Higuain arrived for a combined total of more than €100 million. Perhaps, you can also add €36m Charles De Ketelaere to the equation. Each shared the same fate, underwhelming returns.

The flip side of this is the deals that happened for much less. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mario Mandzukic, Olivier Giroud, Divock Origi, Luka Jovic, just to name a few. The fate, unfortunately, still follows the trend for the most part.

Therefore, in this window, the Rossoneri must start to overcome their ‘eternal’ issue and spend smartly on a goalscorer who returns. It will not be easy, it never is in January, but there are profiles there who could alter the normality.