AC Milan eye Lens defender Ismaëlo Ganiou as winter transfer target

AC Milan eye Lens defender Ismaëlo Ganiou as winter transfer target AC Milan are reported to have made RC Lens player Ismaëlo Ganiou (21) one of their targets for the upcoming winter transfer window, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport . Whilst the Rossoneri are aiming to pull off a major coup next summer – notably dreaming of luring Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk (35) to Lombardy – securing a defensive reinforcement as early as January already appears to be one of their priorities for the coming weeks. Although he recently extended his contract with the French club, to which he is now tied until 2030, Ganiou is thus seen as a favoured option within the club. So much so that enquiries into the feasibility of such a move are said to have already been made. This has also been the case with regard to Sporting CP’s Gonçalo Inácio (25) and Union Saint-Gilloise’s Massiré Sylla (21), whose profiles have also caught the eye of the Milan management. A breakthrough player of the 2025-26 Ligue 1 season, Ganiou had started the 2026-27 campaign in similar fine form, but saw his momentum halted by an injury. Having undergone meniscus surgery, he is expected to return to action in the coming weeks. GFFN | Léo Aschi