It's a viable solution that Siregar suggested. People always shy away from dry loans because of the "status thing". Such as, "we are Milan and we don't do dry loans". But sometimes, it's not a bad solution, especially in injury crisis.
Having said that, we have injuries in the CB department now, but 2 weeks from now it'll look very different. We'll have Romagnoli back, Musacchio almost back, and Duarte also available (back from Covid). So no need to resort to last options (dry loans).
Now....the quality of that CB department is highly questionable. We all know Duarte has not proven himself and can't be trusted. Musacchio is a hit or miss...but more miss and likely only good enough strictly as back up. Gabbia is young and although he's grown a lot, he still has miles to go. That leaves us with 2 reliable starting quality CBs in Romagnoli and Kjaer. Quality needs to be added. That's for sure. But quantity is a problem. We need to sell first. Buying due to injuries now is not the answer. Because the injured players are almost back. Buying to increase quality, yes. It's a distinct difference imo. It's a difference in terms of what kind of player you go for. Buying due to injuries could even be a dry loan just to cover the injuries for the time being. But buying to increase quality has to be done with a proper plan and investment. This is why I'm not too fussed that we may not sign a CB after all. Because at this point that CB has to be quality. And if there are none (available/attainable) right now, then don't buy. Wait until January.
Having said that, we have injuries in the CB department now, but 2 weeks from now it'll look very different. We'll have Romagnoli back, Musacchio almost back, and Duarte also available (back from Covid). So no need to resort to last options (dry loans).
Now....the quality of that CB department is highly questionable. We all know Duarte has not proven himself and can't be trusted. Musacchio is a hit or miss...but more miss and likely only good enough strictly as back up. Gabbia is young and although he's grown a lot, he still has miles to go. That leaves us with 2 reliable starting quality CBs in Romagnoli and Kjaer. Quality needs to be added. That's for sure. But quantity is a problem. We need to sell first. Buying due to injuries now is not the answer. Because the injured players are almost back. Buying to increase quality, yes. It's a distinct difference imo. It's a difference in terms of what kind of player you go for. Buying due to injuries could even be a dry loan just to cover the injuries for the time being. But buying to increase quality has to be done with a proper plan and investment. This is why I'm not too fussed that we may not sign a CB after all. Because at this point that CB has to be quality. And if there are none (available/attainable) right now, then don't buy. Wait until January.