During an interview accorded to the Corriere della Sera, AC Milan major shareholder and honorary president Silvio Berlusconi has commented the bad results obtained in the Champions League by Juventus and AS Roma by declaring that such situation will penalize the evaluations of all the footballers playing in the Serie A; in any case, as reported by the Daily Mirror, the rossoneri's 27-year-old Ignazio Abate is a target for Liverpool, who are seeking a right back to replace Glen Johnson, whose contract will expire at the end of the current season and won't probably be renewed. Regarding the possible new signings, the Lombard club -as outlined by Tuttosport- is seeking a midfielder, as at the end of the season 31-year-old Michael Essien and 21-year-old Marco van Ginkel, who will return to Chelsea; the two main options seem to be River Plate 21-year-old Matias Kranevitter and Cruzeiro 20-year-old Lucas Silva: this latter, also tracked by Chelsea and Real Madrid, could also help Filippo Inzaghi's team also regarding the free kicks. While announcing the new contract of 21-year-old Paul Pogba, Juventus General Manager Giuseppe Marotta has explained that for the next transfer window no new signings are expected, unless some players will suffer some injuries. In any case, the bianconeri seem to be looking for a center back, and one of their main target for such position is Empoli 20-year-old Daniele Rugani: as explained by alfedopedulla.com, the Serie A defending champions already have an agreement with the player, but the Tuscan club has no intention to let him go before the end of the season.
