Samuele Ricci to AC Milan is a deal that will be done soon but some counterparts could head to Torino, a report has claimed.
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Earlier today, various reliable sources confirmed that Milan are now very close to sealing a deal worth €22m plus bonuses for Ricci, after positive contacts over the past few hours.
The Torino captain is someone that has been linked with the Rossoneri for months now and the groundwork had seemingly been laid, as Matteo Moretto revealed.
Players going the other way
According to La Stampa, Ricci to Milan is ‘a deal that promises to be lightning fast, given that the Rossoneri club is convinced that it will close between today and tomorrow to give Max Allegri a new midfielder’.
With Ricci, they already have an agreement on everything for the next four years with a salary tripled compared to the €1m he earns with the Granata. They have several cards to play to convince Torino, such as the disappointing end of the season of Vanoli’s team which certainly did not help Ricci.
There are two players who are of interest to the Turin club too. The first is Lorenzo Colombo, a striker who has returned from his loan at Empoli; the second is Warren Bondo, a midfielder purchased in the winter mercato from Monza.
The next few hours will be red hot on the phone lines to try and get all the details sorted, and it will be yet another capital gain coming for Urbano Cairo’s side, who paid €9.5m for Ricci in 2022.