Milan's 4-2 victory over Empoli finally stopped the embarrassment of a three-round winless win, which was inseparable from Casey's play, before Casey almost helped Milan to a draw with Napoli, but his goal was blown away by the referee because of the offside of his teammates. Although the goal was not counted, the importance of Casey can still be seen.
Casey has a good relationship with Pioli and his teammates, and for everyone, Casey is still the "chairman", the one who can be in the same boat with the team in difficult times. But Milan and Casey are very determined, Casey is willing to stay at Milan, but need Milan to meet his salary requirements, he wants to get an annual salary at the top star level. Milan, on the other hand, believe they have already made the highest offer and have no intention of continuing to raise prices.
Casey's departure was already a foregone conclusion, and coupled with The poor performance since Bakayoko joined, Maldini considered bringing in Renato Sanchez in Lille to share the pressure for the likes of Tornelli and Clunic. Since Lille brought in goalkeeper Mégnan, Milan have followed Lille's lead, Milan hopes to bring in Botman on loan and opt-out, but Lille wants to complete the deal with a direct sale for 30 million euros.
Milan want to sign Boltman on a loan-before-buy basis for €1 million to €2 million, with a deal that includes a 25 million euro option buyout clause, but Lille wants to sell the 21-year-old Dutchman outright for €30 million. So far this season, Botman has played 16 games for Lille, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist, playing 1440 minutes.
In addition to Lille's players, Milan and Leipzig are still chasing the current Red Bull Salzburg player Aronson. Salzburg will face Bayern in the Champions League round of 16 and the chances of players moving away this winter are very slim, with Aronson being one of Salzburg's most important players. In any case, if Milan are to continue to be competitive in Serie A this season, the winter window reinforcements are essential.