Yunus Musah’s situation is one to watch this summer, with interest having arrived from a Premier League side recently.
Leeds United have recently made inquiries about Musah, according to MilanNews, and he is a profile that several clubs across Europe are interested in. However, Milan have yet to make a final decision on the American’s future, after he failed to find consistency with Atalanta last season.
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Ruben Amorim will evaluate him closely in the month of July, during the summer training and the first weeks of preparation. Only after that will the Portuguese coach give the club clearer instructions on Musah, i.e. whether he will stay or be open to selling him.
An uncertain fate
Milan agreed to send Musah to Atalanta on a season-long loan with an option to buy last summer. Despite racking up 29 appearances in for La Dea, they were not convinced to use their option to buy, which was set at €20-25m depending on which sources you believe.
It was presumed his return to Milanello would only be in passing and that his story with the Rossoneri is over. However, Matteo Moretto reported a few weeks ago that Amorim has taken note of Musah’s versatility and wants a closer look at him.
The 23-year-old wasn’t actually called up by the United States for their home World Cup, which will have been a big blow to the player. It means he was available for the start of preseason on Monday though.
Tomori cca 20
Estupinan 10-15
Fofana 25+
Bondo 5
Musah 20-25
F. Terracciano 0-5
Ricci cca 20
Bennacer 0
Chukwueze 20-25
Loftus-Cheek 5-10
Leao 60+
Gimenez 15-20
OK, I’ll play the game; here are some of the best offers you’re going to have on the table by 25th August. Which ones do you take?
Tomori, 12M
Estupinan, 14M (plus 3M in bonuses)
Fofana, 15M (plus 4M in bonuses)
Bondo, 1M loan with option
Musah, 4M loan with option
Terracciano, 0.5M loan with conditions
Ricci, 4M loan with 15M obligation
Bennacer, -2.5M (compromise pay off)
Chukwueze, 3.5M loan with conditional obligations
Loftus-Cheek, 2.5M loan with conditional obligation
Leao, 38M with 5M in bonuses or you can have a 6M loan with conditional obligations at 45M
Gimenez, 2.5M loan with an option
Remember that if you accept the deals on Gimenez, Bondo, Chukwueze or Musah, you are losing money because you need to write down their residual value over the year. Any bonuses go into next year.
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Assuming this is a game but it really isn’t. Why are you so pessimistic? Some of that may (or might ?) happen (maybe even more than a half of these deals and figures) but you are blowing it out of proportion. Also, Tomori 12 but Estupinan 14? Estupinan 14 but Fofana 15? RLC 2.5 LOAN with CONDITIONS? HOW?! Do you see what I’m getting at?
Sell him. Stop holding on to failed players. I would sell Ricci and Jashari too. We need players like Ederson and Manu Kone.
We can’t get both Ederson and Kone, you (will) have to choose 😀
The reverse can be true. Maybe we should stop assuming that every player can’t up their game or be coached into being better. Always ‘sell bad, buy good’, the only solution any fan seems to ever suggest.