Report: AC Milan set their sights on Barcelona youngster for the January transfer window

Barcelona are currently operating their setup way beyond their depth, with injuries and absentees in each position of the field. However, after the departure of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, the attacking unit has been severely depleted.

Ronald Koeman quickly discarded his options during pre-season, suggesting that he preferred Yusuf Demir over Alex Collado. The latter failed to find a club that would give him playing time just before the summer transfer window closes and has been stuck on no man’s land ever since.

As Barcelona and Collado both hope to find a solution to their problem in January and hopefully register him for the first-team, Mundo Deportivo has reported interest from AC Milan for the youngster.

Currently second in the Serie A standings, Milan are operating way beyond their depth in the attack. Brahim Diaz has been asked to fulfil two roles in the attack, filling in both as an attacking midfielder and right-winger.

However, they have three other players filling in for multiple positions in Ante Rebic, Alexis Saelemaekers, and Rafael Leao. With Collado, Milan will have a player who can operate either as an attacking midfielder or right-winger.

That said, it is being reported that the 22-year-old is determined to stay at Barcelona in the hope that he will get chances post-January. Ronald Koeman, who might not be a fan, helps him individually during training sessions, both tactically and technically.