Fenerbahce presidential candidate Hakan Safi was spotted at Casa Milan on Monday, presumably for talks with club directors.
It must be pointed out that Safi is just a runner in the race to become the next president of the Turkish club. However, he is clearly trying to lay some of the groundwork in the event he does get the position, perhaps by lining up a big summer signing.
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Safi at Casa Milan
According to Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, Safi went to the Casa Milan headquarters yesterday (Monday 11 May) to ‘meet with AC Milan officials to conduct transfer talks’.
Who could it be about? The most obvious name is Christopher Nkunku. During the winter transfer window Fenerbahce came forward and tried to negotiate a deal, but the Frenchman wasn’t keen on ending his time in Italy after six months.
Milan recently met with Nkunku’s agent Pini Zahavi and expressed a desire to sell him for the right price, after shelling out €37m plus bonuses to sign him during the last summer window.
If Safi was watching his performance against Atalanta he will have liked what he saw, although the fact ex-Leipzig coach Domenico Tedesco is leaving – who Nkunku worked with in Germany – is worth mentioning.
Pavlovic, they wanted to get him even before he joined Milan.
Of course they would unload one of the better players from this season. Wouldn’t they.
Can’t sell both Nkunku and Leao. Unless you plan on playing with Puli and another striker up top and maybe a 10 behind.