AC Milan are currently in a meeting with Venezia to try and close the sale of defender Mattia Caldara, according to a report.
Caldara was loaned out to Atalanta during the January window in 2020 with the formula of an 18-month loan plus an option to buy, but after an injury-riddled spell La Dea have decided not to exercise that option and Caldara has returned from Bergamo.
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The central defender returned to Milanello after the loan and Milan are set to evaluate him during the summer retreat which started on 8 July. Caldara has a contract that binds him to the Rossoneri until June 2023, it is worth noting.
As reported by gianlucadimarzio.com, a took place between the leaderships of Milan and Venezia to talk about Caldara joining them, and an agreement was reached which will see the ex-Juventus defender join them on loan for the upcoming campaign.
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Caldara really is a pain in the ass. We cannot sell him so we have to loan him out until 2023. It was better to keep Bonucci for 2018-19 season rather than swapping him and gaining not a single penny.
He also has a bad character… What a flop!