TMW: Amorim asks for a right-sided defender – Feyenoord star the No.1 target

AC Milan are looking for a right-sided defender ahead of the January window, and a new target has popped up: Givairo Read.

Milan are currently without Samuel Chukwueze and Alexis Saelemaekers due to injury, while Pervis Estupinan and Davide Bartesaghi don’t seem to have fully convinced Ruben Amorim yet. So, there has been talk of the pursuit of a wide player.

As a result of this, TMW confirm that Milan are looking for a right-back even as early as the winter window. The latest name on the Rossoneri’s radar is Givairo Read, who is a star for Feyenoord and now for Xavi Hernandez’s Netherlands side.

Scouts will continue to monitor him during this international break, but they have already seen him up close. The 20-year-old made headlines in Italy when he marked and successfully stopped the in-form Rafael Leao in a match against Milan, in which Feyenoord knocked the Diavolo out.

Read was closely followed by Roma last summer. The Giallorossi attempted to lure him away from the Rotterdam club after Zeki Celik left for Juventus. The club’s attention then turned elsewhere, with Nahuel Molina chosen as the full-back.

Last summer, Inter also considered him as a replacement for Denzel Dumfries. However, Milan are now the main suitors, also because Fikayo Tomori – who has been used on the right side of the defence so far – remains set to leave before 2027-28.

Amorim himself has requested a reinforcement in the role and Read is seen as attractive because of his potential, but also for the immediate contribution he could make. Feyenoord must be convinced, and they might not sell for less than €30m.