Ilya Krupskyi, a 21-year-old Ukrainian defender for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, is of interest to AC Milan. The Italian club's sporting director, Igli Tare, confirmed this interest, stating that he has two people monitoring Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Ukraine. Tare described Krupskyi as a good defender from the Kharkiv team and also mentioned that he is following Krupskyi's teammate, Ermir Rashica, with great interest, an interest that dates back to his time at Lazio. Krupskyi joined his current club in January 2025 and has a contract that runs until the end of 2028. The Ukraine U21 international has 14 caps and one goal, and has made 15 domestic league appearances in the 2025/2026 season. Transfermarkt currently estimates his market value to be €1.50m.