AC Milan will play Bologna at San Siro tonight hoping to win their fifth straight league game, and the summer signings will once again be asked for contributions.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport recalls, it was Ruben Loftus-Cheek who opened the scoring against Udinese one week ago before Luka Jovic and Noah Okafor came off the bench to engineer a late comeback. Three goals for Milan, three goals for the new signings and three points.
Of the 51 goals that Milan have scored across all competitions this season so far, the new signings have scored 24 of them, and in the league they have 19 out of 41. In practice, half of the total contribution. To be precise, 47 and 46.3 percent respectively.
The assist chapter should also not be underestimated either because 13 out of 38 in total came from new players, with 11 out of 31 in the league.
There are several factors behind this: the qualities of the individuals, the roles of the players and of course Stefano Pioli’s ability to exploit the resources at his disposal.
The report recalls that Milan spent €113.5m in transfer fees, excluding bonuses, on a total of 10 signings. Therefore, many expected the additions to contribute.
The comparison with the performance of the 2022 summer transfer window is merciless: throughout last season the seven new arrivals – Thiaw, Dest, Pobega, Adli, Vranckx, De Ketelaere, Origi – amassed five goals and two assists.
