Serie a club Ac milan is reportedly contacting the agent of jay idzes, the indonesian national team defender playing for sassuolo. This interest arises after idzes' impressive performance in sassuolo's victory over fiorentina. Milan views idzes as a strong option to bolster their defense in the january 2026 transfer window.
Jay idzes, the 25-year-old indonesian national team center-back, is in the spotlight in italy due to his consistent performances with sassuolo. On saturday, december 6, 2025, sassuolo secured a comeback 3-1 victory over fiorentina in serie a. Fiorentina took the lead through a penalty by rolondo mandragora in the 9th minute after arijanet muric fouled fabiano parisi. Sassuolo equalized with cristian volpato's goal in the 14th minute, followed by tarik muharemovic's header just before halftime from a corner kick, and ismael kone's shot in the 65th minute that sealed the win.
Teammate muharemovic praised idzes for his role in maintaining team morale. "Idzes helped me and us, he talks a lot on the pitch and helped me boost the team's morale," muharemovic said, quoted by tutto mercato web on december 8, 2025. Idzes' communicative style is also well-known from his time with the indonesian national team, where he often directs younger players. In a 2024 fifa interview, idzes stated, "I am also a player who talks a lot on the pitch, like in coaching and helping other players. That's how i help the team."
This victory lifted sassuolo to eighth in the temporary serie a standings with 20 points. Meanwhile, ac milan's interest in idzes is growing stronger. According to europa calcio's report on december 7, 2025, milan's scouting team has contacted idzes' agent for a potential transfer in the 2026 winter window. Sky sport italia journalist luca cilli confirmed that milan is monitoring idzes, though there has been no direct club-to-club contact. "Ac milan is monitoring sassuolo's defender, jay idzes. Currently, there is no direct contact between the two clubs, but the player is liked by ac milan," cilli wrote on his x account.
Idzes, signed by sassuolo from venezia for 8 million euros last summer, is now valued at around 10 million euros. At 1.90 meters tall, he dominates aerial duels and remains calm under pressure with the ball. His flexibility in a three-back scheme—similar to that used by milan coach massimiliano allegri—makes him a fit to complement the trio of matteo gabbia, fikayo tomori, and strahinja pavlovic. Milan needs defensive depth given the packed schedule and injury risks. Idzes competes with other candidates like thiago silva, joe gomez, mario gila, and kim min-jae, but his serie a experience since venezia's promotion makes him a realistic option. If not in january, milan is likely to target him next season.
