AC Milan owner Gerry Cardinale is eager to boost the quality of the squad available to Gerry Cardinale, with two January signings eyed.

This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport brought some rather bold news. They claimed that Cardinale is ready to go ‘all-in for the Champions League’ (a return to the competition) with a couple of moves in mind.

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The priority in terms of a permanent deal will be Goncalo Inacio of Sporting CP. An attempt was made in the summer and a €40m fee agreed contingent on the Portuguese side finding a replacement, which they did not. So, the deal was put on ice, but Milan plan to revisit it.

Then, a loan deal is still being pursued for Endrick, the Real Madrid talent who is not getting much playing time at the moment. He too was the subject of a summer mission though he too did not arrive as Jose Mourinho blocked things.

Potential changes to the XI

If both arrive, how could the Rossoneri look?

The paper believe that Inacio will slot between Mario Gila and Strahinja Pavlovic in the three-man defence. Samuel Chukwueze, Luka Modric, Adrien Rabiot and Pervis Estupinan/Diego Moreira would be the midfield line.

In attack, Endrick would take the right-sided attacking midfield spot, operating alongside Christian Pulisic in support of the centre-forward Goncalo Ramos. It certainly sounds good, but will it materialise?

Possible Milan 2027 XI (3-4-2-1): Maignan; Gila, Inacio, Pavlovic; Chukwueze, Modric, Rabiot, Estupinan/Moreira; Endrick, Pulisic; Ramos.

🆕 How #ACMilan could line up after the winter window, according to @Gazzetta_it .

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