AC Milan will target a left-back in January as
they look to strengthen their squad and close the gap on Serie A
leaders Inter.
Managing director Adriano Galliani has revealed coach
Carlo Ancelotti plans to use the versatile Marek Jankulovski
increasingly in midfield, creating a vacancy on the left side of
defence.
"Our goal is to buy a major player, a player at the highest
level who plays as a left-back, because we plan a move to midfield
for Jankulovski," he said.
"But I deny that we will sign a central defender as we have
several players there with (Paolo) Maldini, (Kakhaber) Kaladze,
(Daniel) Bonera and (Philippe) Senderos."
Milan have already strengthened the squad with the signing of
David Beckham on a short-term loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy,
although he will spend only two months in Italy before returning to
America.
Milan trail Inter by nine points after 17 games, but Galliani
insisted that the title race is still on.
"Our desire now is to get off to a great start in the second
half of the season," he said. "Our goals are to win the Scudetto
and the UEFA Cup."