"Milan's winter transfer window ended without a bang, yet the team needed at least two additions. Max Allegri's ideal was to acquire a defensive midfielder and a right-back, a viable alternative to Saelemaekers, but neither arrived. The feeling is that Milan squandered a good opportunity to improve the squad and be more competitive for the second half of the season. Fullkrug will certainly be useful , but he's not the kind of player who can turn a season around."
"A central defender would have given Allegri more room for choice, but instead they'll continue with four players for three spots, and they'll have to be wary of even the slightest cold. Unfortunately, it was an anonymous transfer market, which could have been rekindled in the final hours with the purchase of Mateta. It's right that Milan underwent all the necessary medical checks, especially if the player truly has knee problems; it would have been counterproductive to spend €30m on an athlete who isn't fully fit."
Milan entered the winter window linked with targets across multiple positions but completed just one first-team signing: Niclas Füllkrug on loan from West Ham with an option to buy. Jean-Philippe Mateta's proposed move collapsed after he failed a medical, leaving him at Crystal Palace, while no defensive reinforcement arrived. The squad remained thin at centre-back with four players for three spots, and no replacement for Saelemaekers was secured at right-back. Observers judged Füllkrug useful but not transformative, and noted that medical caution over Mateta's knee justified rejecting a risky €30m purchase.
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