Torino president Urbano Cairo has seemingly confirmed that AC Milan are willing to pay up for Alessandro Buongiorno, but stressed that he has no desire to sell him.
According to Calciomercato.com, Cairo was a guest on the Radio Rai program ‘Un giorno da pecora’ and he spoke about the future of his captain.
“Milan have the money but we renewed his contract until to 2028. There’s no talking about it, I don’t want to sell him. He wants to stay at Torino, I want to keep him, period. He is growing a lot,” he said.
It seems like a full closing of the door, which also reflects the position expressed by the player himself in recent days. However, every player has their price and for €30m+ Cairo could at least come to the negotiating table.
The Rossoneri want to invest in another central defencder after the return of Matteo Gabbia from his loan at Villarreal and the purchase of Filippo Terracciano from Verona, and they have Buongiorno near the top of their list.
After the Radu Dragusin deal vanished, Geoffrey Moncada and Antonio D’Ottavio set off in search of a left-footed centre-back and in this sense Lilian Brassier remains in their orbit. He is the same age as Buongiorno (24), but would cost €12-13m.
However, there is another route being explored. Milan are evaluating the idea of lowering the cash outlay necessary to conclude the deal through the inclusion of a counterpart like Lorenzo Colombo, who is on loan to Monza until the end of the season.
The Italian could be used as a bargaining chip just as he was in the talks with Genoa for Dragusin. Cairo lowers the shutters and raises the wall for Buongiorno, but Milan could try and change his mind.
