Pierre Kalulu has given the green light to join Juventus and his medical should take place in the next couple of days, according to a report.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the negotiations between Milan and Juventus have now reached the final details and the player has opened up to the idea of moving to the Bianconeri, while the Rossoneri management have accepted a loan with option to buy and no obligation.
Juve, however, will immediately pay a sum equal to almost double that which they had initially proposed with the loan fee being €3.5m up front rather than €2m. Work is now underway to define the details of the option to buy, with Cristiano Giuntoli trying to keep the final sum under €20m.
A resale percentage in favour of Milan could help do this, and final figure of the deal should remain around €18m guaranteed, plus 10% of proceeds from a future sale to the Diavolo in the event that Juve – once they have acquired the player – sell him.
Juve should welcome Kalulu in the next 36-48 hours which is just enough time to complete some bureaucratic steps and exchange documents. The medical visits have not yet been scheduled, but the French defender will be available for Juve’s league debut on Monday at home against Como.
Giuntoli convinced Thiago Motta with Kalulu because he can play different defensive roles: left centre-back despite being right-footed, centre-back in a three-man defence or as a right-back, a position which he played with the Lyon youth team and in some games with Milan.
The only doubts are related to the player’s physical condition after missing a lot of games last season, and this is the reason why the negotiations were unblocked because Milan were willing to accept an option not an obligation.