AC Milan are convinced that Alphadjo Cissè is someone that would bolster the youth ranks even more and they are talking with Hellas Verona about a deal, a report claims.
According to Calciomercato.com, Cissè is a talent ‘destined for a brilliant career’. The 17-year-old amassed 20 goals and three assists in 56 appearances over the last two seasons with Verona Primavera, playing as a left winger and a second striker mostly.
He even made his Serie A debut under Marco Baroni and the new coach Paolo Zanetti decided to assess him in preseason with the senior squad. He responded well, scoring goals against Rovereto and Virtus Verona in friendlies.
The report adds that the Gialloblu know they have a player with great potential and are in no hurry to sell him in this summer transfer window because they are convinced that next season he will get more minutes in the top flight and his value will further increase.
However, Cissè has been in Milan’s sights for at least a year and CEO Giorgio Furlani has personally resumed talks in recent weeks to try to land a high-level prospect for both Milan Futuro and the first team. Atalanta are also in talks, and want him for the U23s.
The request of €5m from Verona for Cissè was considered too high by both Milan and Atalanta. On this basis, neither club are willing to move forward with the discussion. Now the ball is in Sogliano’s court, and he seems open to the idea of granting a discount.