AC Milan sporting director Igli Tare confirmed the club is evaluating a straight exchange with Roma involving Santiago Giménez for Artem Dovbyk and will move forward only if the deal is feasible. Following the Aug. 29 win at Lecce, coach Massimiliano Allegri praised Giménez’s performance and said the striker can help the team. Giménez’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, told Fabrizio Romano the player will not leave Milan, contradicting talk of an imminent swap. La Gazzetta dello Sport and Il Tempo report growing pessimism because Giménez is not convinced by a switch to Roma and the clubs lack a solid agreement. With the window closing in days, Milan announced Christopher Nkunku to reinforce the attack, and journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports the club could still chase Dovbyk without including Giménez.
