Optimism is quickly fading regarding the possibility that AC Milan might be able to strike an agreement with Franck Kessie and Alessio Romagnoli before their contracts expire.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews), there are no comforting signs coming from Casa Milan regarding the negotiations for the renewals of Kessie and Romagnoli, whose contracts with Milan will expire on June 30th meaning that they will both be able to sign for another club on a free transfer in the summer.
The stance from Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara is still clearly very firm given that they allowed Gianluigi Donnarumma and Hakan Calhanoglu to walk after submitting offers to both they felt were fair.
In the case of the Ivorian and the Italian though, in both negotiations the parties are still quite distant and therefore reaching an agreement will not be easy at all, with time quickly running out.
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