Has Okafor already decided?
Red Bull Salzburg are now used to losing their top performers.
The fact that a promising talent leaves the bull stable for abroad in winter has already happened to miracle clipper Erling Haaland. Something similar could now take place in the upcoming transfer window.
With Noah Okafor, Salzburg currently have a much sought-after offensive player in their ranks. “Sky” is expected to have three top clubs eyeing the Swiss World Cup driver. Accordingly, Manchester City, Liverpool FC and AC Milan are fighting for the favor of the striker.
The transfer fee is between 35 and 40 million euros, in Salzburg Okafor is still under contract until 2024.
Friend: “Don’t rule anything out”
Sports director Christoph Freund commented on a possible departure of his protégé in January on the program “Talk und Tore” on “Sky”: “I think that a little more will happen on the transfer market than in recent years. Okafor really took off last year . I hope that he plays a good World Cup, then Noah Okafor’s stock can be very interesting. I don’t rule it out.”
Okafor is currently with the Swiss “Nati” at the World Cup in Qatar. Due to injury, the striker has only played 18 minutes so far. The final group game against Serbia on Friday (from 8 p.m. in the LIVE Ticker) decides on promotion to the round of 16. A transmission could then follow the major event.
Will Okafor succumb to Milan’s interest?
AC Milan expects the best chance of winning the contract. According to the transfer portal “Calciomercato”, Okafor is the absolute dream player of Milan sports director Paolo Maldini. The ten-time national player would therefore fit perfectly into the game philosophy of the “Rossoneri”.
Okafor himself does not seem to be averse to a move to Milan, it is said. He also instructed his advisors to take a closer look at the offer from Milan.
In the past Champions League season, Milan were able to get a good impression of the 22-year-old Swiss as a group opponent. Okafor scored in the 1-1 draw in the first leg against the reigning Italian champions. Okafor scored two more goals in the premier class.
In the domestic Bundesliga, the flexible offensive man holds seven goals and one assist after 14 games.