In January, Milan actually considered the acquisition of Axel Disasi from Chelsea. The player was repeatedly approached by the Rossoneri, who analysed the deal until the final days of the transfer window. In the end, however, the management decided to reject the Frenchman's arrival in order to give maximum confidence and space to De Winter, also considering the versatility of Bartesaghi.
He's not available for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona, for sure, Arsenal, for sure. Unfortunately he had an accident at home two days ago and he hit his toe. It's nothing important, but for sure he's not back next week. We don't know (how much longer he'll be out). The only thing we know is that he's not available for this week, next week. It can happen. I wake up many times during the night to go to the toilet. I hit my head, my legs, my everything, so it can happen.
The 27-year-old is expected to join on loan and become the third defender brought in after the club made almost 145m from the sale of two centre-halves and a left-back. Disasi's starts at Chelsea last season came largely in the Conference League and League Cup before he joined Aston Villa on loan in the winter window. He is able to play at centre-back or right-back and has made 44 Premier League appearances since joining Chelsea from Monaco two years ago.