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AC MILAN INTERESTED IN THE SERVICES OF SALZBURG STRIKER PATSON DAKA

By Lucky Mwewa Chama 

Zambian striker Patson Daka has attracted interest from Italian giants AC Milan who are considering the 21-year-old as a possible replacement for the towering Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic who is believed to be on the move.

According to calciomercato.com, the Swede could depart the Rossoneri after just six months should he choose not to sign a new deal, and it is believed those in charge at Milan have already drawn up a few contingency plans.

Daka who is currently in the books of Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg is among the contingent of strikers AC Milan is closing monitoring for as replacements for Ibrahimovic.
Among the names mentioned are Victor Osimhen of Lille who has 18 goals in 38 games, Myron Boadu of AZ Alkmaar with 20 goals in 39 games and Donyell Malen of PSV Eindhoven who scored 17 goals in 25 games before sustaining a knee injury last December.

Red Bull Salzburg’s Patson Daka, a revelation at the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup has scored a total of 20 goals in all competitions.

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