Leonardo faces limited transfer budget at AC Milan

Leonardo must accept AC Milan will not shop at the top end of the January market, it has been revealed.

La Repubblica says Milan president Silvio Berlusconi is pulling back from heavily investing in the club's playing staff - to the tune of 50 per cent.

A flagging Milan will be strengthened, however, in January with a new wing-back on the agenda, Rafinha of Schalke is a likely prospect. A midfielder - either LA Galaxy's David Beckham or Parma youngster McDonald Mariga - will also arrive along with a new striker, potentially Parma's Alberto Paloschi.

Former Roma coach Luciano Spalletti, meanwhile, is the latest to be linked with Leonardo's job.

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Comments (11)

Milan have had a horrible start to the season and really need some reenforcments, bringing Beckham back would be good, we need the expereance (and he comes via loan deal), another guy Milan should look at is Beck LA team mate Landon Don, take a chance on this guy with another loan deal, its better then getting Luca Toni i think, and he wouldn't cost much!

WTF IS THIS SH!T. I SWEAR THIS BETTER BE FALSE INFO. WTF IF BRULESCONI THINKING????? WE NEEDA F*KING INVEST IF WE WANNA WIN. this brulesconi's birthday present from me: F*K U B!TCH AND STAY THE F*K AWAY FROM MILAN. HOPE U F*KING DIE.

Paloschi was ours before he was ever even half Parma's you idiot. Parma only own half of him, and we have first option to buy that half back.