Milan demand Gonçalo Ramos reinvent his game to hit fifteen to twenty goals
Just over a month after his debut for Milan, Portuguese forward Gonçalo Ramos is already under fire from the Rossoneri faithful. The striker arrived from Paris Saint-Germain in a record deal for the club but has managed only one goal and one assist in six Serie A appearances, despite starting every match.
Why Milan splashed the cash
Ramos was signed after a high‑profile transfer from Paris Saint-Germain, a move hailed as a statement of intent by Milan’s hierarchy. The club expected a prolific centre‑forward who could add fifteen to twenty goals a season, a target highlighted by former Milan defender Massimo Brambati in a recent interview.
Brambati praised Ramos as an important attacker but warned he must become more decisive in the final third. “He can score fifteen to twenty goals, but he has to change his way of being in the area,” the ex‑defender told MilanNews.it, adding that head coach Ruben Amorim must work on the striker’s positioning.
What the numbers reveal
Ramos has covered 57 kilometres in five games, the highest mileage among his teammates, yet only nine percent of his touches occur inside the penalty area – far below Inter’s Lautaro Martínez (twenty percent) and Roma’s Donyell Malen (twenty‑nine percent). In his second appearance, a 28 August win over Venezia, he created three to four chances but failed to find the net.
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Against Lecce, Ramos did not shoot at all, but recorded seven headed clearances, two key passes and an assist, suggesting a more team‑oriented role than that of a traditional No 9. Former Argentine striker Hernán Crespo echoed this view, saying, “If after all the hard work he also put the ball in the net, we would have a phenomenon.”
Ramos’ goal‑scoring record at Paris Saint‑Germain remains his benchmark, with a goal every 142 minutes over the past three seasons. The upcoming FIFA international window, where he will again represent Portugal, may provide the platform to rediscover that form.
For Milan, the pressure is clear: the club invested heavily to secure Ramos, and the supporters expect a striker who can convert his high work‑rate into goals. Whether Amorim can adapt the system to suit Ramos’ particular style will determine if the Portuguese forward can fulfil the promise of twenty goals a season.