AC Milan have been the biggest climbers in Serie A this season as the club had a big overhaul this summer. This was spearheaded by appointing Massimiliano Allegri to help rebuild the team into Serie A champions. Milan built a side to his need but they failed to sign anyone in one position.

There were rumours for Milan signing multiple strikers such as Dusan Vlahovic but they never made a deal. Milan board decided to not sign any striker prioritising other positions to speed up their rebuild. Allegri and the board of Milan thought they would survive until next summer especially with Santiago Gimenez playing for them.

Juventus’ Italian coach Massimiliano Allegri celebrates with scorrer Juventus’ Serbian forward Dusan Vlahovic after winning the Italian Cup Final…

Now however, things are looking bleak for Milan as they will now be without Gimenez for at least the next two months. This is due to his ankle injury now requiring surgery as he hasn’t been recovering, He has already missed a month and a half, however he is not recovering so Milan decided to pull the plug on surgery.

Milan are now looking for short term options that can come into the side and help boost the side above their competition. Gianluca Di Marzio reports that they are trying to sign Niclas Fullkrug on a six month loan to bring him to the rest of the season, and have begun talks with West Ham.

Milan will look for someone on a dry loan as they try to bring someone big in next season. One of these is Dusan Vlahovic which will be available as a free agent at the end of this season. He could be convinced to come to Milan to reunite with his ex coach Allegri and to stay in Italy and not have to up root his life.

Juventus this season and last have been underwhelming, as a disappointing squad has failed to make the most of a lot of their games. At the start of last season Juventus started off really well, looking poised to make a title charge. This was until 10 weeks in the wheels fell of their season and the barley qualified for the Champions League.

This led to the firing of Thiago Motta and the appointment of Igor Tudor. Tudor was meant to be a temporary option, however he was given the same treatment as Motta. Started the season well, looking like a strong side but then everything fell apart around about 10 games in.

So it would be wise to look at what changed between how both these managers started and then the games they where fired. There is one large common factor that sticks out straight away, Gleison Bremer. Before both these managers got fired, Bremer suffered an injury which saw him miss a large chunk of time.

Thiago Motta, head coach of Juventus Fc speaks with Gleison Bremer of Juventus Fc during the friendly football match between Juventus Fc and Juventus…

However, their is good news now about Bremer that he is set to return for Juventus in the Champions League against Pafos FC. This is TuttoSport reporting on the matter is correct, which state that Bremer will return 56 days after his surgery. He won’t start against Pafos however.

He will likely come off the bench for the game, with him not being fit enough to start yet. Bench minutes against Bologna, look possible as well to prepare his fitness. Bremer is aiming to start his first game against Roma on the 20th of Decemeber.

The 2025/26 season is ramping up for all teams, as fixtures are coming closer together to squeeze all of the needed games. This is seeing a lot of teams, who are playing in European football play two games a week. The same can be said for Inter Milan who are set to play two games this week.

They hosted Venezia in a cup game on Wednesday beating them 5-1 before beating Como 4-0 on Saturday. There going to have to follow this schedule playing Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday and Genoa on Sunday. Playing a lot of games in a short time requires a lot of depth in a team.

Players of Inter celebrates during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Como 1907 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on December 06, 2025 in…

This is something that Inter have, being able to rotate their squad heavily. This is also true for the centre back position, with Inter holding strong depth. Therefore, they should have no problem for the Liverpool game, except for the fact that one of their centre backs will likely miss the game.

Manuel Akanji could be out for the game as he has fallen sick reports Gianluca Di Marzio. This would mean that Yann Aurel Bisseck would have to be promoted to the side, this wouldn’t allow Chivu any rotation of the game for his players, and likely force him to make recessions for the Genoa game.

This comes at a point in time where points are critical with Inter looking to solidify a top eight spot in the Champions League. A win over Liverpool would be a huge boost, meaning they could skip out on the round of 32 and two games. As well they need all the points they can get in this close title race that has Inter one point off first.