AC Milan are plotting a move for young Greek defender Konstantinos Koulierakis in January as there is a lack of fit central defenders at the club, a report claim..
As has been reported by Calciomercato.com, the PAOK Thessaloniki defender is a serious target for the Rossoneri as Pierre Kalulu is now out for around four months and Marco Pellegrino is also injured. Simon Kjaer has also been struggling for consistent fitness.
This means that Milan must enter the market in January to ensure they have more depth, but there is a desire to stay in line with the usual transfer strategy of identifying young talents who do not break the bank.
At 19 years old, Koulierakis certainly suits that and he has been impressing at the back for the Greek side, making 13 appearances across all competitions and scoring three goals, which is a great return for a defender.
He was a feasible target for the summer but that could now be accelerated.
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Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis actually offered his players money at half time as a bonus for turning the game around against AC Milan, a report claims.
As has been reported by La Repubblica (via Milan News), De Laurentiis headed down to the Napoli dressing room at half time of the match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday night to give his team an incentive.
They were 2-0 down to Milan at this stage with Giroud having headed in twice. The Rossoneri were in full control and the situation looked bleak for Rudi Garcia’s team.
Whilst the amount of money is not clear, De Laurentiis’ incentive seemed to have an effect as Napoli played much better in the second half and managed to secure a 2-2 draw with goals from Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori.
Napoli also nearly won the game which a late chance for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, but Mike Maignan made the save.
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