AC Milan still have three fundamental games left to win a place in the Champions League, but work is already being done in view of the summer transfer market with a midfielder targeted.
This morning’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) writes how the knee injury sustained by Ismael Bennacer – who will be out for at least six months – has shifted the focus of the Rossoneri management to the midfield, where two signings will now be needed.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek of Chelsea is the main target, and the player has already given the green light to potentially joining Milan. Now Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara must negotiate with the Blues, who are asking for €25m to sell.
This fee could still drop by a few million given that his contract expires in a year (2024) and Chelsea also have to make several sales in the summer.
The 27-year-old is a physical midfielder who plays mainly in a box-to-box role, but he has been battling with consistency and injuries during his entire time at the club since graduating from their Cobham academy.
He was part of a youth team that saw several players go on to explode such as Tammy Abraham, Andreas Christensen, Jeremie Boga and also the Rossoneri defender Fikayo Tomori, with whom paths could cross again.
Why?
25 million minus few million… for injury prone player with inconsistency…
Even Pobega is better than him😥
Stop signinh another old and expensive interms of Buying and salaries and being injury Brone
There are more young talented and cheap italian Players and same on look Bologna.
Do not let the Opportunity of Orsalini escape.
Look the no 27 of.Lecce stravessa
And Sell Tomori and the Number 3 of Torino Shurer and the young Defender of H split from Croatia
Thats just plain stupid then.. up to 25M€? Jeez
Hjulmand would be a much better target and probaby less than 20M€. At 24 he will just hit his peak.
They really need to start buying from serie a more.
Amrabat is another interesting midfielder and so is Dominguez from Bologna.. Both contract till 2024 and, dare i say, ready for a top club move
He’s a good player, but he does have injury problems and he is expensive. He currently earns more than Leao’s NEW contract. So even if he does take a wage cut, his wages will be top dollar.
Loan with option to buy. That’s the only option here really. Otherwise forget about him.
Burden after burden.
What an awful option. Only acceptable on a free transfer. Any fee for this backup trash is not worth it. Wow we need to fire our management asap