The acquisition of Andrej Kostic, who returned to Milan instead of following the group to Jakarta, heavily conditions the Rossoneri's market strategies. The former Partizan Belgrade striker possesses dual Serbian and Montenegrin citizenship, but neither of these countries is part of the European Union: the 2007-born player has thus occupied one of the available slots for non-EU players taken from abroad.

To analyze the Devil's margins of action, the reference norm is the Official FIGC Communication No. 240/A of May 27, 2026, which disciplines the registration criteria for the season. The club falls under the letter A of the decree, reserved for Serie A teams that on June 28 had more than two non-EU or EEA players registered on a permanent basis.

Caso extracomunitari

Based on this case, the FIGC authorizes the insertion of a maximum of two non-EU players from abroad during the sports season, imposing specific parameters related to appearances with their National Team on one of them. Having Kostic exhausted the first slot, the company via Aldo Rossi can accommodate only one other non-EU element from abroad. Non-EU players already playing in Italy, on the other hand, do not involve any slot limitation.

This is added to the exemption established by point G of the same communication, which allows each Serie A club to sign a British and an Albanian player taken from abroad, exempt from ordinary quotas.

As reported by Calciomercato.com, the scenario for Milan's transfer market therefore provides for the possibility of closing for another non-EU player. Among the hot profiles, Dario Osorio stands out, an offensive winger owned by Midtjylland valued between 15 and 20 million euros, a figure considered accessible by the Rossoneri to strengthen the advanced department. This is added to the option of exploiting the exemptions for a British and an Albanian profile.