Gonçalo Ramos Scout Report At AC Milan 2026/2027: Rúben Amorim's New No. 9 – Player Analysis
Gonçalo Ramos has finally moved on from Paris Saint-Germain.
The Portuguese attacker has been the fourth man of the French club's attack since his €65m move from Benfica in 2023 (he spent one year on loan before the move was made permanent).
He has joined Rúben Amorim's new look AC Milan, becoming the first signing of his compatriot's tenure.
The fee is big.
It's rumoured to be the biggest transfer in Serie A since Romelu Lukaku joined Inter Milan from Manchester United for €74m in 2019.
It will be Milan's biggest incoming transfer, surpassing Rafael Leão's move from Lille, also in 2019.
Ramos has moved to become the main man.
He was, bar 17-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye and 18-year-old Quentin Ndjantou Mbitcha, the PSG attacker with the least amount of minutes.
Bradley Barcola, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé have all seen the pitch more.
It's a massive gamble for I Rossoneri, who finished outside the Champions League places (and therefore don't have the money Europe's premier competition brings).
It's a position that hasn't gone well for them in recent years, either.
Niclas Füllkrug, Luka Jović, Krzysztof Piatek, André Silva and Gonzalo Higuaín are all examples of the cursed #9 shirt at San Siro.
Amorim and Milan's relationship already feels high stakes, with a manager looking to save his reputation after a disastrous spell in charge of Manchester United and a club looking to recover from a season where they went from title challengers to a UEFA Europa League side within months.
This signing only adds to it.
Such a big outlay means the spotlight is on them, and Ramos.
This Gonçalo Ramos scout report and player analysis looks at how PSG used Ramos during his spell at the club, what he could bring to Milan and what his potential limitations are.
Gonçalo Ramos Positioning
In order to establish some of the context around Ramos, it's important to understand the environment that he's been operating in.
Luis Enrique's PSG are, as of right now, probably the best team on the planet.
They play in an extremely fluid 4-3-3 system, which pushes the full-backs extremely high in possession, forming a '5' in attack.
Midfielders like Vitinha and João Neves sit in a double pivot and pull the strings, wide forwards like Ousmané Dembélé and Desiré Doué tuck inside.
When Ramos is on the pitch, he holds a central position.
For example, here is his heat map from the 2025/2026 season, from Wyscout.
Gonçalo Ramos Heat Map 2025/2026
Ramos was used as an alternative solution, rather than a like-for-like replacement for any of Enrique's other options.
He was a fixed point up top, used as a give-and-go player in the build-up to move the ball and stretch defences.
This is highlighted in the data: he ranks in the 89th percentile (versus forwards in Europe's top-five leagues) for Deep Zone Involvement (carries, completions and receptions in the 20m radius around the opposition goal) and in the 95th percentile for deep receptions (both stats via ScoutLab).
Gonçalo Ramos Goalscoring
Ramos has been brought to Milan to do one thing: score goals.
It's something they lacked last season, with no player breaking double figures (Leão came closest with nine, and their No. 9, Füllkrug, scored just one).
Ramos has hit double figures in all three of his seasons in France: 14 in 20.9 90s played in 2023/2024, 18 in 18.6 90s played in 2024/2025 and 12 in 19.5 90s in 2025/2026.
Gonçalo Ramos Shot Map 2025/2026
