MN: Milan need the Scudetto version of Tomori but it has been missing for a while | OneFootball

Fikayo Tomori was a big part of why AC Milan won the league title in 2021-22, but since that season he has struggled to repeat those same high levels and it has continued into the current campaign.

As MilanNews write, Tomori has been on the field for almost every minute of the 2024-25 campaign for Milan. In fact, only against Liverpool did he come off with six minutes to go, while in the league he remained on the bench in the match at San Siro against Venezia due to rotation.

In the game against Fiorentina before the break, we saw Tomori pick up a yellow card for exaggerated protests towards the referee Luca Pairetto, commit a very serious error before Fiorentina’s winning goal and have a leading part in the penalty saga that has dominated the headlines since.

These are signs of impatience and frustration, because the Englishman himself knows perfectly well that he is not at the level of when he arrived at Milanello, or in 2021-22 when Milan won the title above all thanks to the fact they conceded twice in the final 11 games of the season.

The data and comparisons are worrying with the number of balls recovered, tackles and duels won all down. His strengths have become weaknesses, because Tomori is a defender who used to shine because of his aggression, anticipation, positioning and athleticism, but now it is letting him down.

Tomori knows that he can be a future captain of Milan, but it is clear that the former Chelsea man must return to being the leader of a few seasons ago. Time might be running out because Milan -despite considering him a leader – could also take a step back and sell him for a significant sum next summer.