CorSport: Fofana ‘unique’ at Milan – Fonseca hunts for a deputy with signing possible

Youssouf Fofana provided his importance to AC Milan with probably his best performance since arriving during the defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, but this in turn has raised a doubt too.

This morning’s edition of Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) has the following headline: ‘Fofana unique at Milan. An alter ego is needed’. The notion is that the Frenchman, who arrived in the summer on a permanent basis from Monaco, is becoming increasingly essential for Paulo Fonseca’s team.

His work as a screen in front of the defence is fundamental to offer balance and to protect the back line, especially given that Fonseca has switched recently to playing a four-man front line which also includes a more creative midfielder at his side in Tijjani Reijnders and two attacking wingers.

The paper highlights an issue though: the squad is missing another player with his characteristics. For now, the Portuguese coach sees Yunus Musah as Fofana’s deputy, specifying though that the American must move from being a ‘ball-conditioning midfielder’ to a ‘passing midfielder’.

If the former Valencia player does not prove himself up to this role, then the club could sign another midfielder in January who has more similar strengths to Fofana, with four different names recently linked.