0 goals and 0 assists in 5 rounds! The new Serie A champion has become a parallel import. Milan made a mistake and bought the wrong person again.

In the 9th round of Serie A, AC Milan drew 1-1 away from Atalanta. This game once again highlighted the failure of AC Milan's summer signings.

The new summer transfer aid Nkunku, who had high hopes from the outside world, actually surrendered 0 shots, lost the ball 5 times, and failed 1 confrontation in the 30 minutes he came on as a substitute in the second half. The French striker, who became the top bidder of Serie A in the summer window with a transfer fee of 37 million euros, actually performed so crotch-stretching, which is really embarrassing. I have to say that AC Milan really made a mistake when they bought him this time.

Data shows that after joining AC Milan, Nkunku played a total of 5 Serie A games on behalf of the team. In these 5 Serie A appearances, he actually contributed 0 goals and 0 assists, which is really unexpected. In this game against Atlanta, he touched the ball 22 times, and most of his 17 passes were safety passes, which did not provide any substantial help to the team's offensive line. Nkunku's inactivity is obviously in sharp contrast to his annual salary of 5 million euros after tax.

Once upon a time, Nkunku was a phenomenal striker in the Bundesliga. His efficiency of scoring 36 goals in two years during Leipzig made Chelsea willing to spend 60 million euros. However, after moving to the Premier League, injuries and tactical discomfort caused his condition to decline rapidly. He only scored 6 goals in two seasons in the Premier League, which is disappointing. AC Milan should have learned from the mistakes of Chelsea, but unexpectedly, they signed him in a hurry in the summer window without even clarifying his position in the tactical system. I have to say that AC Milan’s signing is a bit confusing.

In addition, coach Allegri's 3-5-2 formation should have activated his series ability, but AC Milan's over-reliance on crosses from the wing just exposed Nkunku's shortcomings of insufficient height and weak wing confrontation. What's even more ironic is that while he was at Chelsea, he had proven to be inefficient in attacking from the wing, yet AC Milan still put him in such an embarrassing position that was not suitable for him. This tactical mismatch naturally turned the former best player in the Bundesliga into a "big parallel import" in Serie A.

Nkunku's complete collapse in AC Milan can be regarded as a continuation of the Rossoneri's curse of failure in high-priced signings in recent years. When Allegri had made it clear that he was dissatisfied with the striker and asked for more signings in the winter window, this hasty summer window transaction was completely declared a failure. 37 million euros cannot buy goals, but it bought such a "big parallel import". This is more like a irony for AC Milan, which aims to revive.