As the January transfer window is just around the corner, AC Milan have identified Jean-Clair Todibo as the right profile to strengthen the defence. In fact, contacts with Barcelona have reportedly been underway for several days.
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However, reaching an agreement won’t be easy, as Gazzetta Dello Sport reports (via MilanNews.it). The most likely solutions remains a loan with an obligation to buy, but even with this formula, the parties are struggling to agree.
Per the newspaper, Barcelona value the defender at €25m. Not only that, but the Catalan side also want a buy-back clause in the contract. Milan, on the other hand, are only willing to go as far as offering them a first-refusal right.
Although the negotiations are far from done, Todibo is destined to leave Barcelona in January. In addition to the Rossoneri, Man Utd are also interested in the 19-year-old. However, the side of Boban and Maldini remain in pole position.
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