There was an abundance of rumours on Thursday that AC Milan are exploring a deal for Dejan Kulusevski, but they appear destined to be quickly extinguished.
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According to Calciomercato.com, Kulusevski has indeed entered Paolo Maldini’s radar and the purchase of Dusan Vlahovic plus the desire of Juve to also sign a midfielder has pushed the Swede towards an exit. Despite Federico Chiesa’s injury, the former Parma star not carved out a prominent role in Max Allegri’s side and is considered sellable.
Juventus even offered Milan a two-year paid loan of €5m with a mandatory obligation to buy set at €35m, which is the figure they paid (plus bonuses) two years ago in January 2020 to sign him from Parma.
There were talks between agent of the 21-year-old forward and Milan, but only in the next few hours it will be possible to understand if this approach can turn into a real negotiation. The €35m request remains too high for the Rossoneri anyway, but stances could change.
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