Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have expressed interest in Torino defender Alessandro Buongiorno but AC Milan have a deal of their own in mind.
As reported by Calciomercato.com, it seems likely that Buongiorno will leave Torino this summer, having been the subject of major speculation last summer and during the January transfer window.
He came close to joining Atalanta in the past and was chased by Napoli in January. They offered €25m and Leo Ostigard for the Italian defender but Torino president Urbano Cairo said no, as he expects around €35m for Buongiorno.
The emergence of a Premier League side could cause Buongiorno’s price tag to rise and Torino are known for driving a hard bargain, but Milan are still interested and have a plan to secure a deal ahead of Tottenham.
Torino have previously shown interest in signing Milan striker Lorenzo Colombo and he is currently on loan at Monza. Milan are expected to use him as a bargaining chip at some point during the summer, and there is logic to using him with Torino.
Buongiorno appeared close to leaving Torino for Milan in January but he suffered a serious injury, which meant it was best for him to stay in Turin.
spurs bought van de ven in the summer and dragusin in jan.. they wont be looking for another big mone CB purchase.
How many players from serie A is Tottenham going to sign?
Bentancur, Kulusevski, Romero, Vicario, Udogie, Dragusin, now Boungiorno.
Can we interest them in Bennacer, Origi, Ballo Toure, Florenzi, Calabria, Saelemakers, Colombo, Daniel Maldini…
Is this a good opportunity to let’s say let them have Buongiorno and ask them to have Hojberg ?
Kind of a swap deal but also not a swap deal.
Add Pobega to the mix
As much as I’d love to see him in the Rossoneri I just don’t see Milan paying over 30M€ for any Italian. Even 10M€ is a stretch.