Serie A updates: Milan without a no.9 after Jovic departure
Luka Jovic Participates In The Italian Championship Serie A Football Match Between Ac Milan
Following Luka Jovic’s departure from San Siro at the end of his contract earlier this summer, Milan have been left without a no.9 in their squad for the first time in over 100 years.
Much was made of Milan’s hunt for a new centre-forward over the course of the summer transfer window.
The Rossoneri had long been linked with a move for Juventus’s Dusan Vlahovic among numerous other candidates, but ultimately stuck with Santiago Gimenez, while also securing a deal for Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea on deadline day.
Massimiliano Allegri has also deployed Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic at centre-forward in either a 3-5-2 or 3-4-1-2 in his first few competitive matches in charge.
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