Just a year and a half into his Serie A career, U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Yunus Musah is being linked with a move away from AC Milan. The former Arsenal youngster is attracting interest from another London-based Premier League side alongside his Rossoneri teammate, Fikayo Tomori.
Both are being eyed up by Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently languishing in 14th during what is proving to be a brutally injury-riddled season. However, while a move for Tomori seems possible, convincing Milan to part ways with Musah could prove a challenge.
After a slow start to the season under then-head coach Paulo Fonseca, 22-year-old Musah has become a regular in the lineup under Sergio Conceicao, deployed as both a central midfielder and down the right wing. And even though the recent signing of Joao Felix from Chelsea could have been seen as a bad omen for Musah, or his USMNT teammate Christian Pulisic given their positional similarities, both have continued to feature for Milan in recent games.
All in all, Musah has made 28 appearances this season for Milan, providing two assists while a goal continues to elude him. But while he hasn’t made the scoresheet in Italy this season, he has for his country.
In October, Musah scored his first-ever goal for the USMNT in October during their 2-0 win against Panama, in what was former Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s first game in charge. But as it turns out, Pochettino was already well aware of Musah’s talents, having contemplated signing him during his Chelsea tenure.
“He was one of the players under consideration when he was at Valencia, so before the Milan move, one of the players he considered for his project at Chelsea,” Fabrizio Romano said in September.
News of Tottenham's interest in Musah was first reported by Milan Live.
As for Tottenham’s other Milan target, England defender Tomori declined offers from both Juventus and Spurs in January. This comes as somewhat of a surprise given his struggle to maintain a starting role along with the recent signing of fellow England defender Kyle Walker, who is capable of playing at the heart of a back line, along with his usual role of right back.
Tomori and Walker wound up playing alongside one another in Milan’s most recent game - a 1-0 loss in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie with Dutch side Feyenoord. Tomori came on as a substitute for the final 30 minutes for Malick Thiaw at the same time Pulisic was pulled having failed to find a spark on a damp night in the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, Musah was suspended after being sent off in their final Group Stage game against Dinamo Zagreb - where Milan also lost, 2-1.
Next up for the seventh-placed Serie A side is an away game at struggling Verona on Saturday, before Feyenoord heads to the San Siro on February 18 as they look to seal their place in the Round of 16.