Down to Ten Men

Italian football giants AC Milan have been forced to change their transfer plan ahead of January after Danish defender Simon Kjaer picked up a knee injury that has left the Rossoneri with just three centre backs.

Danish international Kjaer sustained a serious knee injury during the win over Genoa on Wednesday and he will undergo surgery to correct the problem on Friday. To this effect, Italian football club AC Milan will have to abandon their previous transfer strategy to sign a new defender when the winter transfer window reopens in a matter of a few weeks.

Italian football giants AC Milan have been boosted by the news that Ante Rebic has returned to training in time for him to be part of the squad for the crucial Milan Derby clash with Inter Milan. Milan are the hosts for the Derby dellaMadonninawith Inter at the San Siro on Sunday.

Croatian international Rebic started individual training before he joined his teammates for the remainder of the session. It has been revealed that Milan manager Stefano Pioli will evaluate the condition of the former Eintracht Frankfurt attacker before making a decision on his status for the Inter Milan game. Italian football publication Calciomercato stated that Pioli is optimistic that the player will feature in his squad for the Milan Derby this weekend.

Italian football side Lazio have slapped a €50m asking price on Luis Alberto if the Spanish midfielder wants to leave the club when the January transfer window reopens in the coming weeks amidst reports of a breakdown in his relationship with manager Maurizio Sarri.

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Juventus manager Maximiliano Allegri has revealed that he wants Weston McKennie to stay at the Italian football club beyond this summer's transfer window. Allegri talked about the American international in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Italian Serie A clash with Empoli this weekend.

AS Roma are keen to add Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham to their first team squad this summer but the Italian football capital club might need to wait for a few days to know if they are successful in their quest to sign the England international.

Chelsea star Abraham has been made the top target at AS Roma by manager Jose Mourinho as the club plan for life without star striker EdinDzeko. Bosnian international Dezkois on course toleave Roma to join fellow Italian football team Inter Milan and the transfer is expected to receive official confirmation before the week runs out. Dzeko will sign a two-year deal with Italian champions Inter Milan.

Merseyside club Everton have reportedly joined the race to sign AC Milan forward Rafael Leao this summer. Italian football publication Corrieredello Sport revealed that the Toffees are the latest club keen to sign Leaoin time for the start of the new season.

Milan attacker Leao has been attracting the interest of several teams throughout the summer. Apart from Everton, fellow Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers are also keen on the 22-year-old player.

German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund have also identified Leao as a potential replacement for Jadon Sancho who has returned to the Premier League after four years in Germany. The Red Devils paid around £73m to secure the signing of the England international. He had joined Dortmund from Manchester City four years ago.