It has been a strange start to the season for Goncalo Ramos, following on from a summer where he found himself at the centre of a record-breaking deal.

Ramos joined Milan for €75m plus bonuses, with the deal officially confirmed on June 30. He celebrated his move with a last‑gasp winner for Portugal to knock Luka Modric’s Croatia out of what will likely be his final World Cup.

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That was the start of the initial climb on the Ramos roller coaster, which continued when he scored his first goal for the club in the round two win over Venezia at San Siro with a lovely finish. Then came the drop: no goals for one month, barely any shots and a fluctuating level of involvement.

The three‑week, four‑game international break arrived at a time that many felt could either see a resurgence or a continued collapse for the striker, and the response what emphatic : three starts and four goal contributions for a rejuvenated Portugal side.

Feeling the pressure

Goals are always the most effective medicine for any struggling centre‑forward, and Ruben Amorim will have been watching Ramos in action for his national team wondering how he can administer his own dose.

There was something that the Milan coach said during his interview with SportMediaset that caught the attention regarding the weight of expectation that the new No.9 feels following his club‑record summer switch.

“I know he’s under a lot of pressure. He’s an AC Milan player. He has to get used to this, and I just want him to continue training like he usually does,” he said. To many it perhaps doesn’t say much, but there are lines to be read between.

From what sources have indicated to us, Ramos is on edge and is feeling the pressure a bit. So, Amorim’s comments in this regard seem to stem from a discussion, a perfectly amicable one, it must be said, that he has had with the player at some point recently.

It is natural for there to be a period of adaptation for a player coming to a new league, especially with so much having been written and said about the fee. There are no concerns about other aspects of his game either, like his link‑up play and work in the non‑possession phase.

However, as a striker who cost an amount well above and beyond anything the Rossoneri have shelled out before, there will be those who demand an instant fix, rightly or wrongly. Goals are the currency with which Ramos can repay trust and generate confidence.

As if that weren’t enough, he reported for Portugal duty in a powder keg moment with the Cristiano Ronaldo drama. Taking his spot up front must have felt a tad uncomfortable for a player who looked up to CR7, yet he swept all that aside to score three important goals across three crucial wins.

What was striking from the trio he netted was the way they came: they were all striker’s finishes from inside the box, born from smart movement and a predatory instinct. One was a nice give‑and‑go outside the box, admittedly, but he was there to finish a move he helped start.

The next turn

So, which way will the Ramos roller coaster head next? Will it continue its ascent at a critical juncture of Milan’s season, or will we witness another quite worrying dip which suggests that the Diavolo are the problem?

Another interesting observation from his time with Portugal was the instructions from head coach Jorge Jesus. During the recent win over Norway, their second 2‑1 victory in a few days over Erling Haaland and co., Jesus could be seen bellowing from the touchline for Ramos to get into the box.

😂 Jorge Jesus told Goncalo Ramos to get in the box more. The result? He scored a tap‑in not long after.

🔄 Does he need to get closer to goal for #ACMilan too? pic.twitter.com/gHR9zRz15e, SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) October 6, 2026

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