AC Milan are now just 10 days away from their first game of the season against Torino and the management are still working on giving Paulo Fonseca a new midfielder.
According to the latest from Gianluca Di Marzio, the gap between Milan and Monaco remains significant as talks continue for Youssouf Fofana, with the Ligue 1 club wanting a fair bit more than what has been offered so far.
Manchester United have entered the race, but Fofana has made it clear that Milan are his preference. If he were to open up to the idea of joining United – who have not yet made an official offer – this could be a problem for Milan.
Any club providing competition destabilises the negotiation and above all gives strength to Monaco, who have a much higher request for the player compared to what the Rossoneri have put forward up to this point.
The management will insist for a few more days for Fofana, but there are a couple of alternative targets in mind so as not to be caught unprepared in the last week of the window.
The main name is Manu Koné of Borussia Monchengladbach, and he is more of a target than Richard Ríos of Palmeiras, given the issue related to the limited slots for non-EU players with one already taken by Strahinja Pavlovic.