Milan Plan January Moves for Centre-Back, Left-Back and Striker, Report Says

Milan intend to sign a centre-back, a left-back and a striker in the January transfer window, according to Corriere dello Sport, as cited by Football Italia. The report says Gerry Cardinale has repeatedly promised to strengthen Ruben Amorim's squad for the second half of the season, with the club aiming to compete for the Scudetto and the Europa League, and with the Coppa Italia still to come.

The report links Milan's plans to their struggles when Amorim rotates. It says their only midweek win this season was a 4-0 victory at Salzburg in which Cissè scored a hat-trick, while other midweek games brought a 2-0 home defeat to Benfica, a 3-0 loss at Bournemouth, a 4-2 home defeat to Bologna after leading, and last week's home loss to Ferencváros.

According to the report, the club's first new arrival will not be a player: Markus Krösche will officially become Milan's head of football on 1 January, though the former Eintracht Frankfurt director is already working for the club and could move to Milan early. His right-hand man Timmo Hardung could follow him from Frankfurt, the report adds.

The stated plan is for a new centre-back, a left-back and a striker to provide cover for Gonçalo Ramos, per the report. The sourcing is a media report, not official club confirmation.