"The news cycle therefore switched to the upcoming mercato with West Ham giving permission to Milan to take on Niclas Füllkrug for a medical and a signature. The German forward leaves a seemingly desperate English team and joins Milan to become a new number 9. Serie A is set to allow the German to be registered immediately and be available to Allegri for the January 2nd match at Cagliari."
"The way the squad was built last summer, intentionally reducing the squad size to barebones depth, has left Milan needing player with a very questionable track record of no goals in the English Premier League. At least the player arrives on a loan with a reported cheap option with some reports claiming it to be only €5 million. He and Nkunku were joint Bundesliga top goalscorers in the 2022-2023 Bundesliga season."
"Allegri has little choice but to use Pulisic and Nkunku up front. The two players have had a markedly different Milan career so far of course. In the middle Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Modric, Rabiot and Bartesaghi remain the more likely starters. Ricci, Fofana and Jashari provide better bench options than elsewhere on the pitch. Gabbia remains out and De Winter, who did not exactly shine versus Napoli in the Supercoppa defeat and was subbed out, will play with Tomori and Pavlovic."
Milan secured Niclas Füllkrug on loan from West Ham with a reportedly cheap option, and Serie A will allow immediate registration so Allegri can use him from January 2nd at Cagliari. The German arrives with a mixed recent record, including no Premier League goals, but shared the 2022–23 Bundesliga top-scorer honor with Nkunku. Milan's intentionally reduced squad from last summer has created thin depth, prompting the move. For the upcoming match Allegri is likely to start Pulisic and Nkunku up front, with Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Modric, Rabiot and Bartesaghi in midfield and Maignan in goal. Verona hover near the relegation zone.
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