Chelsea tabled an offer worth €15m for Mike Maignan in the last few hours and contrary to other reports, Gianluca Di Marzio is saying that AC Milan have rejected the bid.
This morning, Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Milan had more or less reached an agreement with Chelsea at €18m. However, Fabrizio Romano made it clear that the offer was valued at €15m, with Di Marzio now adding that it’s a figure that the Rossoneri have rejected.
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On his website, the reputable journalist writes that Chelsea have indeed tabled a €15m offer, but that it was rejected by Milan pretty quickly. Despite the expiring contract, sporting director Igli Tare and co have made it clear that £20m will be needed, which is around €24m.
Only then could the deal be unblocked, per the report, and it remains to be seen if the Stamford Bridge side will satisfy the Rossoneri’s requests. The coming days will obviously be decisive as the English side want the deal wrapped up by Tuesday night.
As we highlighted in our annual ‘explaining the budget for the summer mercato’ piece on Substack, Milan ideally want to make their big sales after July 1. That is because the 2025-26 financial year will be without revenue from European competitions, unlike 2024-25 which has an okay balance.
30m deal or deal…
swap with Petrovic
That’s a no-brainer!
Petrović is high class pure shot stopper.
Remember when we could’ve sign bakayoko for 30 million but chelsea said no! Because they wanted 35 mil! Let that be us!!! I’d rather have him another season and let him walk free, then sell him for just 15 million.
There is one more transfer window to work with this summer. If no good offers then let’s keep him. If his happy under Allegri and the team plays well I am sure we have a chance to renew his contract during the season.
(sportielo)
Torriani
(Walker) (Tomori) (Pavlo) (Batez)
Emerson Gabia Thiaw Jimezez
(Bondo) (Fofana) (Modric)
Fofana Adli RLC
(Chuk) (Camarda) (Pulisic)
Pulisic Gimenez Salemakers
This is the current Milan if they also sell Leao.
… which a joke! That team is able to avoid relegation, with the guidance of Max! Koodos!
But we will have about 150 million from the sale of Reijnders, Theo, Maignan and Leao. So we will bring some players for 50, and use the other 100 million for the financial stability of the club.
Let’s bring Cristiansen from Barcelona for 15, Rabiot for 10, Xhaka for 15 and Sane for 0. We spent 40. Let’s bring Ricci, Leoni (like the Italians), bring a left back from Bruges, spend another 70 million. 40 is left to consolidate finances, plus something from Kalulu, Pobega…🤣
For the other 50, we bring Orsolini and Luca, but we sell Chuka, Adli and RLC and again 30 million remain for consolidation, and we have a strong team for fourth place.
RLC for rovella
Chekweze for orsorini
Pobega + cash for ricci
Sign lucca and leaoni
Retain benacer
Bondo +cash for nuno travrez for the left back
Retain jovic and Abraham
Swap Colombo for fazzoni for reidjnad replacement
Sign chiesa and retain sotile