Fonseca offers update on Milan squad ahead of winter mercato: “We have the solutions” | OneFootball

Paulo Fonseca has, today, offered an update on the AC Milan squad ahead of the January mercato, and some may want to look away.

Milan’s season so far has been a mixed bag. On several occasions, the Rossoneri have looked lacklustre, but there have been occasions of brilliance.

Against Inter and Real Madrid, the Diavolo looked fantastic, both for different reasons, but there is a lack of consistency.

Perhaps, due to a lack of rotation within the squad. Therefore, it could be argued that with investment, improvement could occur.

Nevertheless, it seems that investment with be little, if at all in the January mercato, with Paulo Fonseca believing the squad is in a good place.

In his pre-Juventus press conference, he spoke about the level of the squad and the potential investments in January.

Do you think there is a need for a back-up to Fofana and a deputy to Theo? Will there be movement in January?

“I think we have the solutions here. With Bennacer, there is not much time left until he returns. He can and must fill Fofana’s position. This week I was talking to my staff about this: what solution can we have if Fofana has a problem? Loftus can be a solution, Musah can be a solution. They are adapted, but they can do it until Bennacer returns.

“It is true that Theo is the only left-back. I must say that I have faith in Bartesaghi, he can be a player who can help the team. We have not had the time to have Bartesaghi with us, but he is a player I like a lot. I think he can play with us if Theo Hernandez is not there.

“It is also more difficult for Camarda to play in Milan Futuro, it is a different context. Bartesaghi, Camarda and Zeroli have less difficulty with us than in Serie C. Here they have more space and the physical game is the same as in Serie C.

“This January transfer market in Italy is not easy: it is not easy for players to arrive and adapt. For me Bennacer can be an alternative important to Fofana.”

Of course, it could be suggested that he is saying this to keep morale up within the squad. However, it will lead to questions if gaps become wider between now and the end of the season, without investment.