AC Milan are continuing to try and work out a deal for Nikola Vlasic of CSKA Moscow but their alternative is a low-cost option, a report claims.
According to what Claudio Raimondi has told SportMediaset (via MilanNews), Milan are continuing their pursuit of a replacement for Hakan Calhanoglu, who decided not to renew and instead opted to join city rivals Inter on a free transfer.
Nikola Vlasic is the favoured target at the moment but for now there are no signs of opening from CSKA Moscow, as the Russian club are continuing to ask for a loan with the obligation to buy and not a conditional one based on qualification for the 2022-23 Champions League either.
However, the Milan management have already got a Plan B prepared, namely Josip Ilicic, for whom Atalanta are asking for €5m to let the 33-year-old go amid his non-idyllic relationship with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini.
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