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.
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.