Ruben Loftus-Cheek seems to be a man in demand at the moment, and now interest has arrived from Turkish club Besiktas.
According to Calciomercato.com, the focus for Milan now is to add a defender after Niclas Füllkrug signed. On the flip side, several inquiries are also coming in for some midfielders: Galatasaray still haven’t received the green light from Youssouf Fofana, and Besiktas have come in for Loftus-Cheek.
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Only a permanent sale
After initial inquiries at the end of December, Besiktas have returned to the phone lines for Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The Turkish club have re-established contact with the English midfielder’s entourage, with a salary offer slightly higher than his current salary at Milan (€4m net per year).
The player hasn’t yet shown any opening and the idea is for him to remain at Milan at least until the end of the season. Then, the former Chelsea man calmly decide on his future a year before his contract expires.
With Massimiliano Allegri’s faith in Loftus-Cheek confirmed, Milan haven’t opened the door to Besiktas, who are offering a loan with option to buy deal with the buy-out set at around €10-12m, including bonuses.
The proposed fee is very close to Igli Tare and Giorgio Furlani’s asking price, but the formula isn’t to their liking because they are not willing to consider offers other than a permanent transfer. This season, Loftus-Cheek has appeared in 18 games, scoring one goal and providing one assist.
Honestly feel outside of adding a backup cb Milan don’t need to make moves just for the sake of it. I will happily help RLC pack up in the summer, let’s keep this thing rolling! Forza Milan!
why is his asking price around 15 mil, while Fofana’s is around 40 . Fofana is only 2 years younger as is no where near almost 3 times the player rlc is .
RLC’s contract expire in 2027 so that is probably part of the equation.
accept the offer….
dont think to much
Especially given his injury record and high wage, expiring deal next year, take whatever you can get for him. 15 million is plenty fine. We never know when he will show up and play or be invisible. He is inconsistent.
The difference is the term remaining on their deals. RLC’s deal is up in 2027, Fofana 2029.
I think you’ll find he is. Fofana gets the team vertical and his passing is excellent. RLC more often than not doesn’t contribute.
Almost 3 times the player RLC is? Lol. Don’t make me laugh. Lofta$$ cheeks is trash.. it’s not hard being better than him. Even just showing up uninjured is better than him and that’s most of the time
Thank you Furlani and Moncada