AC Milan defender Fode Ballo-Toure is attracting interest from Turkey but the club have made their stance clear, according to a report.
Mehmet Batuhan Ağır of Tv100 reported that Trabzonspor are keen on signing Ballo-Toure and added that the Turkish champions are ‘very close’ to landing him for a possible transfer fee of €3-3.5m.
Calciomercato.com confirm that the Turkish champions have initiated talks with the defender’s agents to assess the availability regarding a summer transfer.
Ballo-Toure is happy at Milan but he would like to find a club that can guarantee him greater playing time given Theo Hernandez and even Alessandro Florenzi were ahead of him in the pecking order in 2021-22.
Trabzonspor made a €3m bid for the 25-year-old but sporting director Ricky Massara does not consider him to be for sale. Therefore, a decidedly higher offer would be needed to change his mind and the ball passes back to Trabzonspor.
