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AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli said the club is looking to bring in a "complete defender" in the January transfer window as he aims to fill the hole left by injured captain Simon Kjaer.

Serie A resumes on Thursday following the winter break as Pioli prepares his side to face Jose Mourinho's AS Roma without being able to call on Kjaer, who remains a long-term ligament-injury absentee.

With the January transfer window now open, Pioli is well aware of where the club's priorities lie.

"Kjaer's injury forces us to have an eye on defence," Pioli told a news conference on Wednesday. "I have not made any other requests, I think the team is as complete as possible.

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli said the club is looking to bring in a "complete defender" in the January transfer window as he aims to fill the hole left by injured captain Simon Kjaer.

Serie A resumes on Thursday following the winter break as Pioli prepares his side to face Jose Mourinho's AS Roma without being able to call on Kjaer, who remains a long-term ligament-injury absentee.

With the January transfer window now open, Pioli is well aware of where the club's priorities lie.

"Kjaer's injury forces us to have an eye on defence," Pioli told a news conference on Wednesday. "I have not made any other requests, I think the team is as complete as possible.

"The Christmas break helped us rest and work in training, and although some players are not at 100%, they will be soon," he added.

"We want to win as many games as possible and pick up more points than last season, so that means a second half of the campaign at a very high tempo. Does we start chasing down Inter from tomorrow? Yes.

"I see a team that is hungry and we created this pressure on ourselves because we are ambitious. We need to prove ourselves in every game."