AC Milan are intent on signing Youssouf Fofana, and the deal is not being easy to complete. However, a deal has just become more difficult, as a familiar rival have entered the scene, for a second time this summer.
The opening to Milan’s summer was horrific, and the reaction was expected. When you have flirted with the idea of signing a player for months and been the favourite to sign them throughout, you surely sign them… Right?
Wrong.
Instead, you lose them in the 11th hour to Manchester United, who did not fall to the mercy of an agent. In every way, the Joshua Zirkzee saga was a pain, and normally, it would be a tale revisited in a few summers time, when a similar story could occur. However, the mercato story writers are cruel, and it could be repeated in the same window.
Since the opening of the mercato, Youssouf Fofana has been the top pick for the Rossoneri to strengthen the midfield, and personal terms have already been agreed. Nevertheless, there is an issue matching Monaco’s demands.
As Luca Bianchin reports for Gazzetta dello Sport, the Red Devils will not have any issues matching these demands, and they are a ‘serious threat’ to any potential deal. Given they have ‘expressed an interest’, the clock could be about to strike a familiar time.
For Fofana, he still views the Rossoneri as the first choice. Importantly, though, he would not say no to Manchester United, who have presented him with ‘an equally ambitious project’.
Nothing is agreed currently, if the Diavolo do not reach an agreement soon, then someone else will take the step. An all too familiar situation, an all too familiar opposition. Potentially, an all too familiar nightmare.