Serie A giants Milan have shown clear signs of recovery in recent seasons since RedBird Capital took over, regaining the Serie A title in 2021-22 and being quite competitive in the Champions League.
In terms of club management, Milan adheres to the principle of living within its means and operating on a small basis, and does not pursue large-scale recruitment, but only seeks the most reasonable and cost-effective players. A number of deals with Chelsea FC in the Premier League have been very successful.
At present, the three main players in the Milan team, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, and Tomori are all brought in from Chelsea, plus Giroud, who left at the end of his contract, it can be said that players from Chelsea have played an important role in the Milan team.
Milan have targeted four more Chelsea stars in the summer window, namely:
Romelu Lukaku
The 31-year-old Belgian centre-forward spent last season on loan at Roma and has been effective with 21 goals and four assists in 47 appearances. However, Roma were reluctant to buy out when his loan expired, so Romelu Lukaku returned to Chelsea.
However, Romelu Lukaku is not in Chelsea's plans, with two years left on his contract and currently valued at €35 million. With Romelu Lukaku reluctant to go to Saudi Arabia, Chelsea will need to find a home for him in Europe. Chelsea had previously proposed a plan to exchange Romelu Lukaku + transfer fee for Osimhen, but there was no agreement with Napoli.
After Giroud's departure, Milan are looking for a centre-forward, with Zirkze, the main target in the early stages, on hold due to an issue with the agent's commission. Milan are now interested in Lukaku and the two sides are negotiating personal terms. Milan's plan is to go on a rent-to-own basis, but Chelsea prefer to sell outright for more than €35 million.
In terms of technical characteristics, although Lukaku is completely different from Giroud, he has played for many seasons in Serie A teams such as Inter Milan and Milan, and his efficiency is good.
Chukwu Emekka
The 21-year-old England midfielder Chukwuemeka, who came through the Aston Villa Academy, is a technically charged midfielder who moved to Chelsea for €18 million in the summer window of 2022.
Due to injury, Chukwuemeka has only made 27 appearances in his two seasons at Chelsea, scoring two goals and providing one assist, and he is currently worth 15 million euros. Milan's interest in Chukwuemeka has been a long time, with Milan wanting to bring him in as early as Villa's time, but Chelsea got the first chance of it.
Milan are currently in talks with Chelsea about the signing of Chukwuemeka, who have proposed a loan-to-buy option, but Chelsea still want to sell outright. Milan have recently come up with a new option, which is to go on loan first and then make a mandatory buyout based on the number of appearances. However, Chelsea are adamant that they will only accept permanent transfers, and negotiations between the two sides are expected to continue for some time.
Chalobah
The 25-year-old England defender is Chelsea's own Academy graduate and has scored five goals and provided one assist in 80 appearances since joining the senior squad in 2021.
Chalobah is tall, physical, very strong in frontal defense, and has a good ability to play the ball. After returning from injury last season, Trevoh Chalobah played a key role in Chelsea's final sprint.
In fact, the idea of the former manager Pochettino was to keep Chalobah, but in order to satisfy the FPP, Chelsea can only count as pure profit by selling academy players. Trevoh Chalobah is currently valued at €13 million and Chelsea's psychological price is €25 million. In addition to Milan, Manchester United, Fulham and other teams in the Premier League are also interested in bringing him in.
Broja
The 23-year-old Albanian striker Armando Broja, who is also a Chelsea academy player, is a tall, striking striker who has impressed during his loan spells at Eredivisie Victors and Southampton and is considered a top striker of the future.
However, the cruciate ligament tear in 2022 severely affected his development, and Broja has not been able to recover since returning from injury, and was loaned to Fulham last season, failing to score in eight appearances, despite which Broja is still worth 22 million euros. At present, Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, Milan in Serie A, Bologna and other teams are interested in bringing in Armanda.
Milan's idea is still to rent and buy, and negotiations are still ongoing.
Write at the end
The players Chelsea sold this year are all fringe figures in the squad and none of them had a great performance last season. Milan basically wants to complete the deal on a rent-to-own basis, which is to put it bluntly, there is a probationary period first, and then the decision is made on whether to sign or not.
However, Chelsea have to meet the FPP on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also have to raise transfer funds through the sale of players, so the Blues prefer a one-time sale, and it is estimated that there will be many negotiations between the two sides during the next summer transfer window, so which Chelsea players will come to Milan this year?