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Dossier TL-D837Status: Under investigationOpened 26 Oct 2026

Expected window: summer 2027

Dodô to AC Milan

Last update: 9 days ago

Evidence score

Evidence score
Verdict

Milan are tracking Dodo as a low‑cost right‑back option while Fiorentina signal they will listen to offers; his contract runs to June 2027. Gazzetta.it reported on 14 Aug that Milan were merely monitoring the Brazilian and that no contact had been made.

Independent sources
2
verified outlets
Repeated by
4
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
interest
6 outlets
How the score is calculated
  • Independent sources20/40

    2 independent sources (max 4); 4 other outlets only repeat someone else's reporting

  • Source track record12/25

    49% estimated accuracy (2 past cases, small samples are pulled towards 40%)

  • Deal stage0/25

    Stage: interest

  • How recent10/10

    Last update 9 days ago

What we know

Milan are tracking Dodo as a low‑cost right‑back option while Fiorentina signal they will listen to offers; his contract runs to June 2027. Gazzetta.it reported on 14 Aug that Milan were merely monitoring the Brazilian and that no contact had been made.

On 1 Oct YSScores, citing Gazzetta, said Milan, Juventus and Barcelona were all interested. Sport added on 2 Oct that Dodo is “studying the interest of Barça, Milan and Juventus for next season. No formal offer has arrived, per Yahoo Sports.

Key findings

  • First report: 14 Aug 2026, Gazzetta.it.
  • 2 independent sources behind it (Sport, Gazzetta.it); 4 other outlets only repeat earlier reporting.
  • Best-rated independent source: Sport.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: interest.
  • 1 report attributes the story to TMW, whose own article is not among the sources.
  • 1 report attributes the story to Flavio Ognissanti, whose own article is not among the sources.
  • No source denies the move.
  • Latest evidence: 9 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
Sport
02/10/2026
Tier 2 · Established

Dodó estaría estudiando el interés de Barça, Milan y Juventus para la próxima temporada

Stage: interest

2 cases, no percentage yetOriginal source
Gazzetta.it
Local press · AC Milan
14/08/2026
Tier 2 · Established

Milan are monitoring Dodo as an affordable option on the right flank, though no contact has been made yet.

Stage: interest

No history yetOriginal source
Yahoo Sports
25/10/2026
Tier 2 · Established

Fiorentina director says Dodo is destined to leave and Milan are among clubs linked.

Stage: interest

1 of 3 cases · 33%Cites TMW (not in this dossier)
Yahoo Sports
25/10/2026
Tier 2 · Established

Fiorentina are prepared to part ways with Dodo in January or next summer, with Juventus, Milan, and Barcelona reportedly monitoring the Brazilian right-back's situation.

Stage: interest

1 of 3 cases · 33%Cites Cult of Calcio
Cult of Calcio
25/10/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

Fiorentina are prepared to part ways with Dodo, with Juventus, Milan, and Barcelona monitoring the Brazilian right-back

Stage: interest

No history yetCites Sport
YSScores
01/10/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

AC Milan is among the clubs interested in signing Dodô from Fiorentina, along with Juventus and Barcelona.

Stage: interest

No history yetCites Gazzetta.it
MilanNews24
11/09/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

Milan should move for Dodô as he is out of Fiorentina's project and his contract expires in 2027.

Stage: interest

No history yetCites Flavio Ognissanti (not in this dossier)

Timeline

  1. 25 Oct 2026 · Yahoo Sports
    Fiorentina director says Dodo is destined to leave and Milan are among clubs linked.

    Repeats reporting attributed to TMW (its own article is not in this dossier). Stage: interest

  2. 25 Oct 2026 · Cult of Calcio
    Fiorentina are prepared to part ways with Dodo, with Juventus, Milan, and Barcelona monitoring the Brazilian right-back

    Repeats reporting attributed to Sport. Stage: interest

  3. 25 Oct 2026 · Yahoo Sports
    Fiorentina are prepared to part ways with Dodo in January or next summer, with Juventus, Milan, and Barcelona reportedly monitoring the Brazilian right-back's situation.

    Repeats reporting attributed to Cult of Calcio. Stage: interest

  4. 02 Oct 2026 · Sport
    Dodó estaría estudiando el interés de Barça, Milan y Juventus para la próxima temporada

    First-hand report. Stage: interest

  5. 01 Oct 2026 · YSScores
    AC Milan is among the clubs interested in signing Dodô from Fiorentina, along with Juventus and Barcelona.

    Repeats reporting attributed to Gazzetta.it. Stage: interest

  6. 11 Sept 2026 · MilanNews24
    Milan should move for Dodô as he is out of Fiorentina's project and his contract expires in 2027.

    Repeats reporting attributed to Flavio Ognissanti (its own article is not in this dossier). Stage: interest

  7. 14 Aug 2026 · Gazzetta.it
    Milan are monitoring Dodo as an affordable option on the right flank, though no contact has been made yet.

    First-hand report. Stage: interest

Does AC Milan need him?

Right-Back: the full-backs AC Milan already have, from their squad list, and who they brought in there over the last two seasons. Facts only: we do not judge the need.

Current full-backs (2)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Davide BartesaghiLeft-Back2030 Jun 2030
Pervis EstupiñánLeft-Back2830 Jun 2030

Recent signings in this position

  • Álex Jiménez (Right-Back)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at AFC Bournemouth
  • Pervis Estupiñán (Left-Back)2025/26 · from Brighton & Hove Albion · €18.30m
  • Davide Bartesaghi (Left-Back)2025/26 · from Milan Futuro · fee undisclosed
  • Davide Calabria (Right-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at Bologna FC 1909
  • Zachary Athekame (Right-Back)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · from BSC Young Boys · €10.90m

Is it still alive?

First report
14 Aug 2026
Latest report
25 Oct 2026 (8 days ago)
Transfer window
summer 2027: shuts in 302 days

The window the reports point to. If the move has not happened 10 days after it shuts, the dossier closes as not done.

Contract and fee

Contract until
June 2027
Reported fee
—

No outlet has quoted a figure for this move yet. We never estimate one.

Under a year left: the selling club risks losing him for free next summer, which usually lowers the price.

Also linked with

Player profile

Full name
Domilson Cordeiro dos Santos
Age
27
Agent
Bertolucci Sports

Photo: Agencia de Noticias ANDES, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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Clubs in this move