AC Milan chief Paolo Maldini admits a January defensive signing could be made.
Simon Kjaer's knee injury is set to force Milan into the market. The Dane's season is now effectively over.
Maldini said, “The idea had been not to make any investments in January, but Kjaer's injury has prompted us to evaluate the integration of someone ready or a player who can stay on for next season.
“We'll also lose several players for the Africa Cup of Nations, but I nonetheless consider this a competitive squad for Serie A and the Coppa Italia."
He also said: “We know we are not there yet, but we are on the right track, and it was a very difficult group. The fact remains, we only won one of our six games and that is a negative statistic.
“If you have high revenue, you can build a more competitive squad. In order to get there, you need to be a little creative. Every club has their approach, their problems and solutions, so we took the only sustainable route we had right now.
“This is our first Champions League campaign in seven years, we were very low in the seeding process and therefore were fourth seeds, getting a very tough group. We hope to improve that next time."
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