AC Milan have agreed a deal with Young Boys for the signing of Zachary Athekame, multiple sources have confirmed.
Milan have been in negotiations with the Swiss side over the signing of the defender for a few days now, and it was always believed that the finish line was never too far away after an initial acceleration.
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Sure enough, the 13 minutes that Athekame played on Sunday in Bern against Sion – a game which ended 0-0 – on matchday four of the Swiss league will indeed be his last for Young Boys.
Athekame to Milan: Here we go!
Fabrizio Romano reports: “Zachary Athekame to AC Milan, here we go! Deal agreed for €10m total package plus 10% sell-on clause to Young Boys. The right back will soon travel to Milano for medical and contract signing.”
His colleague Matteo Moretto adds: “It’s done for Zachary Athekame to Milan. The right-back is expected in Italy in the coming hours to undergo medical examinations. Deal worth €10m + % on future sale.”
A day after the arrival of Koni De Winter, which has yet to be made official following yesterday’s medical, MilanNews can confirm that negotiations for Athekame were also unblocked this morning.
The final issues between Milan and Young Boys regarding the 20-year-old Swiss right-back have been resolved. The player will join the Rossoneri for €10m plus a percentage of any future resale value.
One less position for Musah to be “tested”. C’mon Forrest, buy him for 35mil
hahaha yea. Musah hasnt really improved but i think if we just put him in the midfield and let him learn the craft, he could be a good contributor. he has the physical attributes and the attitude. plus he is still pretty young. I wouldnt mind the sell, but the kid was set up for failure.
Now Milan defense is complete. We r gonna play single match per week, so this squad is enough for that challenge, Now we r in need to offload Adli Bennacer Chuk trio n buy a real solid Number 9 who can serve at least for next 5 yrs with 20+ goals each season
I’d say we need another CB if we’re gonna play 352
agreed, we already have a good striker maybe not 20+ but definitely 15+ and 20+ for santi is more than possible
Yes.
I think Okoli will come in
Name one available real solid Number 9 who can serve at least for next 5 yrs with 20+ goals each season
Not bad. Similar to Saelemakers signing. Milan needs to make more of these, not break Belgian transfer records every few years…
W@nker, find another place to annoy people! We had enough.
Ok. You are free to leave.
That was unnecessary. There was nothing wrong with the point he made.
Atheaaaaaare!!!
Why do always miss the important details?
Age: 20 years old.
Height: 6ft
Position: RB/RM.
He’s yet to play for the national team, but has 10 caps at U21.