The AC Milan management are outlining their strategy ahead of the summer transfer window including how to raise money to increase the budget.
As Calciomercato.com reports, Champions League qualification is crucial for Milan not just because of the boost to the sporting image but also the financial resources it brings, with €83.9m obtained in UEFA prize money from this season’s run to the semi-finals.
There will be the possibility of letting some players go who are no longer deemed part of the project to raise more funds too. Ciprian Tatarusanu and Antonio Mirante are an example, both of whose contracts expire on 30 June.
That will result in €2m net savings for Milan who have a wage bill of €54m in their accounts in terms of net salary, equal to approximately €78.9m gross thanks to some help from the Growth Decree with some players.
Fodé Ballo-Touré is liked by some Turkish teams and Milan hope to get €7-8m from his sale, while Sergino Dest will return to Barcelona thus removing his €3.8m net (€4.98m gross) salary from the books.
Milan will also have to invest in the midfield, but there will be exits too. Tiemoue Bakayoko will return to Chelsea, which will result in a €2.5m net saving on salary. A decision will have to be made on Aster Vranckx, who has a €12m option to buy.
Yacine Adli is liked by Salernitana and could leave on loan, while that idea has also emerged as a possibility for Charles De Ketelaere, with a lot depending on the future of Brahim Diaz and whether Daichi Kamada arrived.
For Brahim, there is a €22m option to buy but Real Madrid have a €27m buy-back and at the moment they seem ready to bring him back to the Spanish capital.
The future of Junior Messias – who receives €1m net per season – is yet to be defined. He would be sacrificed if Milan were to seriously look for a new right winger, bringing another €10m into the accounts.
The destinies of Ante Rebic, Divock Origi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic remain in the thoughts of the management. The Croatian receives €3.5m net – more than €4.5m gross – per season until 30 June 2025 and is expected to leave.
Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt are ready to bring him back to the Bundesliga and also seem ready to satisfy Milan’s request for €10/15m in transfer fee.
The same goes for Origi, who arrived on a free transfer from Liverpool and gets a salary of €4m net per season with a contract until 2026. His performances did not satisfy either Pioli or the club, so he could leave for €10m.
Ibrahimovic has struggled with injuries and it is expected that his deal will not be renewed. He gets €1.5m net but his deal expires at the end of next month.
