Menion renews his contract and Milan urgently locks in two new goalkeepers!

The autumn in San Siro is getting stronger, but what makes AC Milan fans feel a little cooler than the weather is the undecided name in the locker room - Meinion.

The champion goalkeeper who once made great contributions to the Ross and Blacks, his contract renewal negotiations have been in a deadlock for months. With less than a year left in the contract, the former "rock of defense" has now become the club's biggest "X factor". Should I leave the core, or should I bear to give up love? Milan management is standing at the crossroads of fate.

But Redbird Group and sports director Tare are obviously not people who are waiting to die. While the first team coach Allegri led the team to compete in the league, the management had already divided into two groups and quietly launched the "Plan B" - finding a new patron saint for San Siro.

1. Caprile: The rising Sardinian star

was first pushed to the table by the young goalkeeper Elia Caprile, who played for Cagliari.

This Italian young player born in 2001 can be regarded as an inspirational drama in his career. Starting from the Chelsea youth training camp in the Premier League, after the loan training at Bournemouth, and then polishing by Serie B team Empoli, he finally found his place in Cagliari and shined in the Serie A arena. He is quick to react and decisive in attacking. What's even more rare is that he has a big heart and has performed bravely in key saves.

Caprile's advantages are obvious: young, cheap, and have great potential. For the Milan management who pursues "economic sustainable development", he is undoubtedly an ideal candidate for the philosophy of "low cost and high return". Using him to take over is more like copying the successful script of signing Meinian from Lille - using his keen eyes to find out the next miracle of the goal line.

2. Carneseki: Atlanta's "Serie A certified" international

However, Tarey's ambitions did not stop there. According to reliable sources, a more significant name appeared on AC Milan's signing list - Marco Carnesecchi, a mature goalkeeper who has proved himself in Serie A and European arenas.

Karneseki has long lost his youth. During his time in Cremona, he supported the team's hope of relegation with his own strength and became famous in one fell swoop. After returning to Atlanta, he not only firmly sat in the main position, but also went to the Champions League with the team, accumulating rich high-level game experience. As a permanent candidate for the Italian national team, his strength and stability have passed the double test of "Serie A + European Battle".

Karneseki's technical characteristics are known for their stability, quick response, solid gate line technology, and more valuable competition experience. He saved two penalty kicks in a single game against Sassuolo in February 2024, and was famous in one game. Unlike many goalkeepers of the same age, he can plug and play without adaptation, this characteristic makes him an ideal candidate to fill the gap in Menion's potential departure. For AC Milan, who is determined to return to the Champions League championship, Carneseki is the goalkeeper who can stabilize the situation.

The Italian goalkeeper, born in 2000, is 191cm tall and weighs 83kg. He is currently wearing the Atlanta No. 29 jersey and has a net worth of about 16 million euros. He moved to the Atlanta youth training camp for 1.37 million euros in 2017 and has since started his career. After being trained by Trapani on loan (34 appearances in Serie A in 2019-2020) and Cremonese (2021-2023, leading the team to Serie A and completing 28 top league appearances), he ushered in an explosion after returning to Atalanta in 2023: he played 33 times in Serie A as the main player in 2023-24, completing 12 clean sheets and 127 saves, and won the UEFA Cup championship with the team.

Karneseki, who is only 25 years old, is still in the golden rising period of goalkeeper and is widely regarded as a strong contender for the Italian national team's future goal. His growth trajectory and strength characteristics are perfectly in line with AC Milan's pursuit of the team building strategy of "coordinating combat power and future potential".

3. The deep logic behind the goalkeeper crisis

Why is Milan so eager to find the goalkeeper? It's not just a matter of contract with Menion.

On the operation of opening the summer transfer window, we can see the clues. The club has introduced powerful players such as Nkunku, Modric, and Derwinter. The core logic of this series of operations is: to build a team that is economically healthy, has a reasonable age structure, and has both immediate combat power and future potential. The position of the goalkeeper is exactly the last and most critical puzzle in this precision plan. Although Menion has made outstanding achievements, he is 30 years old and his form has declined in the past two seasons. The club cannot place the lifeblood of the next few years entirely on players in one contract year. Finding a replacement is a plan ahead and a strategic need.

What's more interesting is that the media has previously widely reported that Japanese goalkeeper Aiyan Suzuki is Milan's number one target. But now the wind direction has changed suddenly, and the names of Caprile and Carneseki have surfaced, which may mean that Milan's evaluation criteria have changed subtly - compared to Suzuki's identity as a "potential stock" in Serie B, they are now more inclined to choose Italian goalkeepers who have proven themselves in the top flight.