AC Milan have submitted their first official offer to Monaco for Youssouf Fofana but it is expected to fall well short of the asking price, a report claims.
Milan have been linked with a move for Fofana for weeks now but there has always been disagreement among the sources regarding how much his asking price really is.
Gianluca Di Marzio reports that in the last few hours, Milan made their first official offer to Monaco for Fofana and it was worth €17m, but it will not be accepted.
The French club will not give the green light to let Fofana depart for a fee they consider to be much lower than the starting price that they have set, which is €35m.
This is despite the player only having one year left on his contract and showing no willingness to renew, something that is reflected in the fact that the Rossoneri have offered what they have.
The data does show that Fofana’s presence would add something that is missing in the Milan midfield, but as we have seen with the way this management does things they will not offer nor pay a price higher than what they believe is fair value.