AC Milan director Igli Tare wanted to sign Mateo Retegui in the summer, but could not rival the bid that came in from the Middle East. Milan were linked with a long list of strikers during the most recent summer window. Some never seemed close to joining like Dusan Vlahovic and Moise Kean, while others came a lot closer like Victor Boniface and Conrad Harder. In the end, no natural centre-forward arrived.