The hypothesis of Lazar Samardzic joining AC Milan is gathering momentum with each passing hour it seems, and a meeting with his representatives is scheduled.
According to Calciomercato.com, the priority of the Milan management to strengthen the midfield remains a player with more defensive characteristics and that is why Youssouf Fofana of Monaco is still a concrete target.
However Moncada, Furlani and Ibrahimovic do not exclude the possibility of signing a more creative midfielder too such as Adrien Rabiot or Samardzic, someone who increases the quality level of the department.
Fenerbahce, Lazio and Atalanta have all been timidly linked with Samardzic but it is Milan who are the latest to move and they have done so concretely. In fact, the directors have scheduled a meeting in the next few days with the Serb’s father, Mr. Mladen.
He was a protagonist both in the failed move to Inter – one which collapsed after the Udinese player had even undergone his medical – and the deal with Napoli which fell apart when he put forward commission requests that were deemed too high.
With Milan however there is a long courtship. The club wanted him when he was at Hertha BSC but he opted for RB Leipzig, while now the player has a year left on his deal and there are no positive signs regarding a possible extension.
To be able to sign him there would likely need to be a sale and in this sense Ismael Bennacer, Yacine Adli and Tommaso Pobega are the likely candidates. For the first two there are rumours of a possible exit towards Saudi Arabia.
Geoffrey Moncada has carried out an initial exploratory survey for Samardzic who, after a rather troubled season with six goals and two assists in 34 games, could be on the move this summer. Udinese want €25m to sell, despite the fact that last summer Inter have agreed a deal worth €20m plus Giovanni Fabbian.