Milan's transfer strategy in attack is facing scrutiny from a prominent voice in Italian football, after Football Italia reported that former Italy striker Aldo Serena has questioned whether Atletico Madrid's Alexander Sorloth would genuinely address the club's problems up front.
Serena, speaking in terms Football Italia summarised as sceptical, posed a pointed question about the potential pursuit: whether Milan could be certain that Sorloth represents the right solution. The framing — directed at a club already reported to have been weighing options following Arsenal's involvement in the market — suggests the former forward has reservations about the fit rather than the player's quality in isolation.
Sorloth has established himself as a credible presence in La Liga since joining Atletico Madrid, but the question of whether his profile translates effectively to Serie A's demands, and to Milan's particular needs, is precisely what Serena appears to be raising. It is a reasonable line of inquiry. Milan have struggled to find consistent, reliable goalscoring from their centre-forward position, and the club's hierarchy will be aware that a transfer of this kind carries expectation as well as cost.
The mention of Arsenal in the original report adds a layer of context. If a Premier League club of that standing has been linked with similar targets or is competing in the same market, Milan would need to move with both conviction and clarity about what they want. A signing made under competitive pressure, rather than from a settled sense of strategic direction, carries its own risks — and that, implicitly, seems to be Serena's concern.
For now, the reported interest remains at the level of speculation, and no deal has been confirmed. Serena's intervention is that of an informed observer rather than an insider, but in a transfer window where Milan's direction in attack remains unresolved, such public doubts tend to reflect wider conversations happening out of view. Whether the club's decision-makers share his hesitation — or are already persuaded of Sorloth's suitability — is a question the coming weeks may answer.