AC Milan Eyes January Move for Nicolò Tresoldi as Ramos Backup
AC Milan are weighing up a January move for Club Brugge striker Nicolò Tresoldi, accelerating a plan they had initially earmarked for the summer as they search for reliable cover behind Gonçalo Ramos.
Corriere dello Sport report that Tresoldi has climbed close to the top of Milan’s attacking shortlist. He is not just another name on a scouting report: owner Gerry Cardinale is said to be a strong admirer, and incoming head of football Markus Krösche also rates the 21-year-old highly. That alignment at the top of the club rarely happens by accident.
The problem is the price. Brugge know what they have. They will not open the door in January for less than €40 million, a figure that instantly turns what might have been a clever opportunity into a major strategic decision.
A puzzle in attack
Ramos is locked in as Milan’s No 9, both now and for the foreseeable future. The Portuguese forward is the reference point of the project, not a stopgap.
Behind him, though, the picture is far less settled. Francesco Camarda, the prodigy the club have carefully nurtured, is expected to go out on loan, with several Serie B sides already queueing up. That path feels inevitable: he needs minutes, responsibility, the grind of senior football. Milan cannot promise that at San Siro this season.
Once Camarda steps out, the squad is left with a clear gap. Milan want a back-up who can push Ramos without disrupting the hierarchy. If a low-cost loan doesn’t materialise, the pressure to move early for Tresoldi will grow. Paying full price in January is not ideal, but waiting six months might mean entering a bidding war.
A long-standing obsession
This is not a sudden crush. Milan have tracked Tresoldi for years.
Back in 2021, when he was still in Hannover’s youth system, Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara held talks over a possible deal. Contract terms were discussed, the outlines of a move sketched out. In the end, Milan turned in a different direction and signed Pietro Pellegri instead. Tresoldi slipped away.
Five years on, that choice looks very different. The Cagliari-born forward has exploded into one of Europe’s most coveted young strikers. His Champions League hat-trick against Inter at San Siro in October did more than just stun the home crowd; it announced him to the continent in the most brutal way possible, on a stage Milan know better than anyone.
Now both Italy and Germany are battling for his international future, a tug of war that underlines just how far his reputation has risen.
A dream that runs both ways
There is another layer to this story, one that will not be lost on Milan’s hierarchy. Tresoldi grew up a Rossoneri supporter. This is not PR spin; he has said it himself.
“My dream is this: for me, the ultimate is Milan,” he admitted in January.
For a club that has often thrived on emotional connections between player and shirt, that matters. Milan can offer him not just a role behind Ramos, but the chance to walk out at San Siro every other week in the colours he has always cherished.
The question now is whether Cardinale and Krösche are prepared to pay Champions League-hat-trick prices in the middle of the season to make that dream – and their long-standing plan – finally real.
