Sep 4

Juventus – Milan Serie A Week 3

Start of bigger tests on the pitch and more line up decisions with Moreira and others

Two wins out of two is a positive start but now a tougher stretch starts. Juventus, Lazio, Europa League match up versus Benfica and more are ahead.

The summer transfer window shut with perhaps less than expected or hoped for. Loans and no last minute incoming players have made for a squad that can be called bare and lacking depth. The situation required “re-integrating” a frozen out player so Tomori, who couldn’t or wouldn’t find a destination, was welcomed back into the squad. The team has one still injured central defender in Gabbia and then Gila, Pavlovic, De Winter and aforementioned Englishman for the back. Of course Filippo
Terracciano, Diawara and even 18 years old Vladimirov are available but this is not the most deep group with more matches and especially more so if injuries come into play.

The midfield is not so bare but it depends on Amorim’s evaluation of each player. For example it is week 3 and there are some questions. Moreira has declared his preference for the right side of the pitch, so now it seems that the Belgian is in competition with Chukwueze for the right wingback spot. Dropping the Nigerian after his preseason and early season form seems unproductive but it is what some predict may happen as early as this Juventus match.

Modric, Jashari, Musah are available for the spots between the wing backs. Estupinan is competing with Bartesaghi for the left sided position of the pitch. Ramos is set for the top of the pitch with only one natural backup in Camarda. Behind him and in front of the middle four there are options. Rabiot has performed well in a more advanced role and will likely replace Loftus-Cheek as the starter. Cisse is a promising prospect, as evidenced by his week 1 goal and preseason exploits but it is likely he will not remain a regular starter. With the likes of Pulisic, Saelemaekers, Hutchinson and indeed Moreira are capable of being the attacking players of course it will be interesting to see how Amorim uses his players.

Juventus have Kerim Alajbegovic, Nick Woltemade as notable additions up front with a new goalkeeper in Guglielmo Vicario on loan for Tottenham. For his first full season at the helm Luciano Spalletti let the likes of Jonathan David and Michele Di Gregorio leave the Old Lady.

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Sep 2

Milan Summer 2026 Review

Assorted arrivals and a flood of loan exits draw praise and more criticism

Reading the below the negatives of Milan’s summer 2026 transfer window seem to be highlighted. The overall assessment of the window can easily be a 6 or 7 out of 10 if Amorim can shape the players to his positive tactics.

Summer of course began with quick coach and management changes plus two so called statement signings in Ramos and Gila. It stalled in typical Milan fashion after that.

The aborted Sporting Director search almost landed Ralf Rangnick and then Markus Krosche but they never arrived with fears and hesitation at Milan’s prospects and structure. Oliver Glasner and Matthias Jaissle were two of the coaching possibilities and they didn’t for more or less the same reasons. The more present and involved Cardinale chose and settled on Amorim but the market stagnated. Diawara, 20, arrived as an unknown and was given a first team spot. Talk of building the team for Amorim’s tactics were repeated often.

As is the case for Milan there is always ‘deadwood’ to sell and a year zero start from scratch looks customary. Estupinan was close to an exit for weeks. Many wished Fofana and Gimenez would leave soon too. As usual things dragged on with familiar ‘no one buys flops with high wages’ type talk.

In the midst of this rebuild Leao’s name hung around in the background. He had declared himself an ex-Milan player but was waiting for the right offer. Milan were waiting too, to cash in big money. Of course it dragged on.

The summer window was rapidly getting to its end and everyone still expected. A defender, a forward, an attacking midfielder, more depth, you name it.

Arrivals that did come were not cheap but added potential and fit Amorim’s tactics. Unlike previous seasons the coach seemed in direct contact with the person holding the purse strings, as Cardinale still hung around Italy more than most expected.

Exit names accelerated but unbelievably only one was sold out right. Leao for far less than Cardinale demanded and the team wanted. Leao held out for the English league but took the bigger paycheck from the land of imaginary football money, Turkey. Galatasaray paid €38 million for the Portuguese World Cup international while players like Jonathan Rowe, Mason Greenwood and Mykhailo Mudryk cost the same or more.

Nkunku thought to be a good Amorim fit was suddenly surplus and even he could not find a outright buyer. Odogu and Athekame exited too and squad depth started to tank.

The final days arrived with Ricci, Gimenez and Fofana only finding loans. The latter a literal last minute move to Spain when it felt like he was to stay and be an outcast at milanello as Amorim had said would happen if he did. The same almost happened to Tomori but he remains and in a reversal is to be ‘re-integrated’ into the team after being told he would be suffering the same fate as Fofana (plus Nkunku and Gimenez) if he stayed.

In addition to the above mentioned arrivals Moreira and Hutchinson arrived with youth, speed and flare. All positive potential. If fulfilled the window could be turn out to be a success but watch out for the lack of depth at the back and overall a small-ish squad size for a team playing European football again.

Aug 31

Omari Hutchinson

Omari Hutchinson, left footed winger or attacking midfielder joins on loan with option to buy

Omari Hutchinson joins Milan from Nottingham Forest on loan. The left footed player who is known for being skilled and spent time in the Arsenal and Chelsea youth systems to wide praise gets a chance to fill a request by Amorim. Whether the team needs a player for spots that on paper are filled by Pulisic, Moreira, Saelemaekers and Chukwueze remains to be seen. The coach and the team do need bodies as the squad size is rapidly decreasing with (loan) exits adding up on the last days of the window.

Hutchinson, 22, has played for Jamaican national team and represented England at youth levels. At senior club level he first joined Ipswich and then made a more expensive transfer to a chaotic Nottingham Forest to lesser success in the Premier League.

His scouting report notes his speed and acceleration and perhaps more importantly for the current Milan team his commitment to pressing and 1v1 strength.

Player Summary

Name :

Omari Hutchinson

Date of Birth :

Oct 30, 2003

Age :

22

Height :

1.74 m

Citizenship :

Jamaica

Position :

Winger

Foot :

Left

Agency :

None

Ownership :

AC Milan

Contract Expires :

Jun 30, 2027

Current Club :

AC Milan

Joined :

Aug 31, 2026

The loan is said to be a high paid one of around €4 million, with no obligation but an expensive €50 million option on Milan’s part.

Aug 31

Gimenez Loaned To Porto

Santiago Gimenez loaned to Porto with a buy option tied to the customary certain conditions

Santiago Gimenez has joined Porto on loan. It is said to be a free loan of plus an option taking the total to just under €20 million.

Gimenez joined Milan in February of 2025, for a reported €30 million from Feyenoord. His initial half season at Milan showed some promise and it was hoped that he will able to gain form and momentum for the 2025-2026 season. However ankle issues lead him to miss time and then perform surgery to miss most of the season. Unable to get much time or show signs of a breakthrough he finished last season with a flop tagged hanging over him with zero goals in 16 appearances and 897 minutes during the season.

His cause was not helped with another in jury while on national team duty at the 2026 World Cup, where he did not get many minutes.

As of writing the conditions that would make his move to Porto permanent are not known.

Aug 30

Leao Leaves Milan

Rafael Leao joins Galatasaray as one of summer 2026’s transfer sagas concludes

Rafael Leao has joined Galatasaray to end this summer’s transfer saga that began by the player asking to be sold via a TV interview earlier in the summer. Galatasaray were the most insistent team in recent weeks and despite the player’s hesitation and apparent desire to go to English Premier League and the team’s wish to get upwards of €60 million for the player he leaves to Istanbul for less. The figures quoted for his transfer were at first mentioned to be around €45 million eventhough Cardinale had set a so called firm higher price but then Galatasaray announced on their news release that they had paid €38 million but with a 20% sell-on clause. This is not the first time that Milan is proven to be poor sellers in the market.

The Portuguese international joined Milan one year after unilaterally exiting Sporting in his Lisbon hometown. He was one of a number of players who decided to leave the Portuguese team in 2018 after fans invaded their Alcochete training ground in protest of the team’s inability to qualify for the Champions League. He left to play one season in Lille. The subsequent Sporting contract termination became a court case and Milan helped the player pay the cost of resulting judgement and bought the player from Lille for €49.50 million.

He became an important and regular Milan winger and sometimes center forward with differing results but of course played a big part in Milan’s 2021-2022 scudetto win under Pioli. He leaves Milan having scored 80 goals and 65 assists in 291 games leaving him tied for eighth place for goal contributions in Milan history. He, not unlike many of his team mates, failed to remain consistent under Allegri’s reign and leaves Milan with a perhaps undeserved lazy tag and his name conjures up strong words among some on social media.

Aug 29

Ricci Loaned To Como

Samuele Ricci loaned to Como with an option to make it permanent in 2027

Samuele Ricci has joined Cesc Fabregas’ Como on a one year loan. It is said to be a paid loan of around €1.5 million plus an option taking the total to almost €22 million.

Ricci joined Milan in July of 2025, for a reported €23 million from Torino. The young Italian becomes one of the many summer 2025 and recent transfers that have exited Milan. His is the 5th player to be loaned out this summer with Milan clearing the squad in another year zero type summer following last season’s debacle and failed campaign. It remains to be seen if either he or Nkunku will provide some transfer income for Milan next summer or return.

Aug 28

Milan 2-0 Venezia Serie A Week 2

Ramos scores his first goal for Milan to help make it two out of two to start season

Two changes from the 11 that started week 1 at Torino saw Modric and Bartesaghi start in place of Jashari and Estupinana. Musah, Cisse and Loftus-Cheek retained their spots with perhaps the latter a questionable choice.

A score less first was similarly eventless to week 1’s first half. The team improved with Saelemaekers and Rabiot’s entry and Ramos broke the deadlock having missed earlier chances. Venezia provided moments of danger but failed to find the net. Chukwueze offered bright crosses and moments and had an overall good game.

Milan got a lucky bounce for the late second goal although the play preceding the goal was a good one with Ramos, Saelemaekers and – on for Modric – Jashari combined well. The almost misplaced shot was saved by Venezia goalkeeper Filip Stankovic but ricocheted off Redouane Halhal into the visitors’ goal.

With Leao in the stands for what would be his last day as a Milan player before flying to Istanbul to join Galatasaray the team took another positive step for now and the future.

Aug 28

2026-2027 Europa League

Milan to face Benfica, Ferencvaros, Sunderland & Ararat-Armenia at home and Olympiacos, Salzburg,
Bournemouth & Levski Sofia
away in Europa League league phase

The draw for the 2026-2027 Europa League league phase took place today.

The new format in effect since 2024-2025 has teams still placed in four pots but instead of being drawn in groups teams play two teams from each pot for a total of eight games in the league phase.

Milan will play four home and four away games and the schedule of the games will be released by Sunday August 30th. Below are Milan’s 8 opponents for the league phase with H denoting a home game and A away.

H Benfica
A Olympiacos
H Ferencvaros
A Red Bull Salzburg
H Sunderland
A Bournemouth
H Ararat-Armenia
A Levski Sofia

Update: The Europa League league phase fixtures have been released:

16 September 2026 21:00 SL Benfica (H)
15 October 2026 18:45 FC Salzburg (A)
22 October 2026 21:00 AFC Bournemouth (A)
5 November 2026 18:45 Ferencvárosi TC (H)
26 November 2026 18:45 Olympiacos FC (A)
10 December 2026 21:00 Sunderland AFC (H)
21 January 2027 21:00 PFC Levski Sofia (A)
28 January 2027 21:00 FC Ararat-Armenia (H)

Aug 26

Milan – Venezia Serie A Week 2

A promising win to start a new season and era done, lots more work on and off the pitch ahead

The 2026-2027 Serie A season started on a positive note with a 2-1 win at Torino. Milan did well up until around the 70th minute when leading 2-0 courtesy of goals by Cisse, his first on his Milan debut, and just subbed on in a more attacking role than last season, Rabiot. The final minutes had Milan dropping concentration, a drop later explained by tiredness. A long busy season will certainly require more stamina and fit players.

With transfer business still not at its end the team is still taking shape and the starting 11 might change beyond this week 2 match up at the San Siro. Leao, the saga of the summer, seems ‘finally’ close to leaving to Turkey as of writing. Any income from his move, even if below what was hoped, will open the door for the other changes. Expect Milan to sign another defender and an attacking player. After Nkunku it is Tomori, Fofana (and Ricci) who will likely exit for relatively small amounts but others like Musah may have already confirmed their stay with a good performance at Torino.

The starting 11 at Torino was a bit experimental but it mostly worked out well. Loftus-Cheek for example does not always convince but did ok. Cisse is raw and considered a prospect but scoring on a debut is not to be ignored, especially by a coach with an apparent willingness to go for youth. Musah was not expected to start but showed good form and Chukwueze being a wingback is not the most safe option.

No changes are expected to the starting 11 for week 2 but players like Modric, Moreria and Gabbia could be in line for starts. The latter is now fit after injury and Modric’s minutes are to be managed.

Amorim became the first coach in a decade to win on his Milan debut. A win to build on with help from Cardinale.

On the day of this match will also learn their 2026-2027 Europa league fixtures with the draw being held by UEFA.

Venezia, coached by Giovanni Stroppa, returned to Serie A after first try but lost their opener to Lecce. On their return to the top division Venezia have most notably brought in two center forwards in Akor Adams and Albion Rrahmani.

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