Gustav Isaksen has been in stellar kind for Lazio currently, most not too long ago deciding the sport in opposition to Viktoria Plzen with a stunner in added time. As revealed by Daniele Longo, AC Milan had the prospect to signal him twice earlier than the Biancocelesti.
The Danish right-winger arrived in Serie A in the summertime of 2023, as Lazio secured his providers from Midtjylland for €12m in August. Nonetheless, he might have ended up at Milan earlier than that as Geoffrey Moncada was, and nonetheless is, an awesome admirer.
In keeping with Daniele Longo of , Moncada really useful Isaksen to Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara in 2022, when he was nonetheless the chief scout of Milan. Then, when he received promoted to technical director in 2023, he made Isaksen the Plan B to Samuel Chukwueze; a signing that to recover from the road.
The remaining is historical past, as they are saying, and Milan are maybe wanting again at their selections with some remorse. Particularly given Chukwueze has been removed from decisive with simply eight targets and 4 assists, whereas Isaksen has bagged eight targets and 9 assists.
The 23-year-old has additionally appeared a lot better performance-wise, which is one thing that issues quite a bit in addition to the primary numbers.