AC Milan will soon meet with Christopher Nkunku’s agent, and the subject of his summer departure is expected to be discussed.
According to Calciomercato.com, there will be a special guest in attendance at Milan vs. Juventus on Sunday at San Siro: Pini Zahavi. The Israeli super-agent is ready to talk with both clubs about various players he represents, including Robert Lewandowski.
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Lewandowski is a potential option for Milan as they look for a new striker. Sporting director Igli Tare will try to understand if there are the margins to bring the demands of the Pole – who currently earns around €15m net per year – inside the parameters set by the club’s ownership.
Nkunku also on the table
However, the main reason for Zahavi’s visit to Milan will be to begin discussions about the future of Nkunku. He arrived at the Rossoneri last summer from Chelsea for €37m plus €5m in bonuses and with a contract until 2030 and has largely fallen short of expectations so far.
The Frenchman has netted just five league goals so far and they all came in a brief period of form. Nkunku blames the management for not reaffirming their faith in him in January, so the consensus is to try to find an alternative solution.
Tare will reiterate to Zahavi that offers above €29-30m will be needed so that the Rossoneri do not make a loss. In recent months Fenerbahce have made the most concrete moves for Nkunku, encouraged by his former coach at RB Leipzig, Domenico Tedesco.
So far, however, the winger has never been open to moving to Turkey because he wants to remain among the elite of European football, convinced he still has something important to offer. Zahavi will be called upon to find a solution that will satisfy all parties involved.
Maybe some loan with 7million fee plus option to buy for him would be suited. At the end Milan went good with Nkunku compared what flop was Openda for Juventus.
If Milan thinking of Gimenez as back up and bringing new forward, Nkunku dont have space. So for him and Milan best option is that he plays. Loan option would decrease his value at 23 million, in summer 2027.
Origi 2.0. We finally got that bum off the books and brought in another one.
Origi cost nothing compared to Nkunku. Just the Nkunku transfer is more than double than what Milan spent on Origi in total. Without Nkunku wages.
Weirdest last minute transfer I have ever seen. He does not belong here nor is he needed from a technical perspective. He just should not be here.
Who replaces him? Even with a 3-5-2 you are going to need three players availabe during the season to play off of the #9 with the number of games played and injuries.
available…..
This has to be a money laundering operation. This transfer made zero sense when Nkunk was signed and makes even less sense now that they are offloading him the following summer…
This Busardo character is a mystery as is his interaction with Furlani.
Maybe present an argument with examples? You keep repeating yourself. You’re begging to sound like that kid who would talk to himself.