Following difficulties for FC Dallas talent Bryan Reynolds, Roma have reportedly now turned their January transfer focus to Celtic defender Jeremie Frimong instead.

The Giallorossi have fallen behind Juventus and Club Brugge in the race for Reynolds, who would be loaned to Cagliari if the Bianconeri did secure his signature.

According to Romanews.eu, Paulo Fonseca’s club have instead moved their attention over to a new target, specifically Celtic defender Frimpong.

He only turned 20 this month and can play as both a right-back and left-back.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s injury could push Milan onto the transfer market for a striker, with options including Olivier Giroud, Luka Jovic, Odsonne Edouard and Gianluca Scamacca.

The Rossoneri had set aside €15m for their transfer budget in January and it was meant to be for a centre-back, as Simon Kjaer has proved to be irreplaceable so far.

However, Ibrahimovic sustained a new muscular injury that is expected to keep him out of action for a month, so the focus has turned to a striker as well.

Jens Petter Hauge scored the only goal of the game, but Ciprian Tatarusanu needed a fantastic save in stoppages to beat 10-man Sparta Prague and win the Europa League group.

As Lille were beaten 3-2 in Glasgow by bottom of the table Celtic, it allows the Diavolo to leapfrog them at the top and get top seed status in the draw.

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Milan captain Alessio Romagnoli played his 200th game for the Rossoneri on Thursday. ‘I hope to do the next 200 in a shorter amount of time’.

The 25-year-old arrived for €25m from Roma in August 2015 and his current deal with the Rossoneri expires in June 2022.

His 200th game was expected this weekend against Sampdoria in Serie A, but Simon Kjaer’s injury in the match against Celtic forced Romagnoli to step in during the 4-2 win in the Europa League.

Milan defender Simon Kjaer suffered a first-degree injury in the right thigh and must undergo new tests next week to determine the extent of the damage.

The Rossoneri defender suffered a muscle injury in the first half of the 4-2 win over Celtic in the Europa League.

The Dane was replaced by Alessio Romagnoli and the club has confirmed Kjaer has suffered a first-degree muscle injury in the right thigh.

Italian media praise Jens Petter Hauge who scored one goal and delivered an assist for Brahim Diaz in Milan’s 4-2 win against Celtic: ‘The future belongs to him.’

The former Bodo/Glimt starlet shined against The Hoops in a Europa League clash at the San Siro on Thursday.

Bologna left-back Aaron Hickey confirms Bayern Munich and Celtic wanted to sign him in the summer and claims Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson is his ‘role model.’

The 18-year-old joined Bologna from Heart of Midlothian last summer and rejected moves to Bayern Munich and Celtic.

“Bayern are a great club but Bologna are massive,” Hickey told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Simon Kjaer is waiting for test results on a muscular injury, as Stefano Pioli explains why he didn’t rest the Milan defender against Celtic.

The Dane has played in every single game this season and limped off within 11 minutes of today’s 4-2 Europa League victory.

Considering he had already looked fatigued at the weekend, why was Kjaer not rested?

Brahim Diaz is ‘truly very happy to be at such a big club as Milan’ after scoring on the Jens Petter Hauge assist against Celtic.

The player on loan from Real Madrid came off the bench and completed the 4-2 Europa League rout at San Siro.

“I am very happy to be here, as I feel really good at such a big club as Milan,” Brahim Diaz told Sky Sport Italia.

Stefano Pioli jokes Milan were testing his condition with their dismal start against Celtic, but is glad they ‘didn’t lose our heads’ to turn it around and win 4-2.

The coach was back on the bench almost three weeks after his COVID diagnosis and didn’t get off to the best start, as Celtic were 2-0 up within 13 minutes and Simon Kjaer went off injured.