AC Milan are hoping to get their second summer signing over the line soon as Strahinja Pavlovic is very close to joining, according to a report.
This morning’s edition of Corriere dello Sport (via PianetaMilan) speaks of a gap of €2m between the offer on the table from Milan and the demands from Red Bull Salzburg, meaning that things are very close to being finalised.
The Austrian club did not call the defender up for Friday’s ÖFB Cup match against Dornbirn but the official reason for that was that he had ‘a lack of training in his legs’ after arriving at preseason late due to being at the European Championship and then having a vacation.
The 23-year-old wants to leave RB Salzburg to go to Milan and he has his heart set on the move, so much so that he rejected the advances of Atlético Madrid who came forward in recent days to try and hijack the operation.
An expense of over €20m is expected but Zlatan Ibrahimović, Geoffrey Moncada and Giorgio Furlani all agree that it is necessary. An agreement with the player is already in place over personal terms: a five-year deal worth €1.5m net per season plus bonuses.