Journalist claims Milan have ‘practically closed’ Ricci deal as Torino line up replacement

A journalist has made the bold claim that AC Milan have almost completed the signing of midfielder Samuele Ricci from Torino.

According to Fabio Ravezzani, Milan have ‘practically closed’ a deal with Torino for Ricci. He also states that the Granata have got their replacement lined up too: Matteo Prati from Cagliari.

Of course these claims should be taken with a big pinch of salt, but Ravezzani is the director of QSVS and Top Calcio 24. In the past he worked for Torino and they are the team he supports, so he has in the past broken accurate information about them.

Milan’s interest in Ricci is not something that has come out of the blue, either. Gianluca Di Marzio recently reported that the directors are looking to beat the competition by getting an agreement wrapped up early in view of next summer.

There has been talk of Manchester City being in the running for the Italy international too, given the injury to Rodri and having ageing players like Matteo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan within their ranks at present.

A situation to watch could be that of Luka Jovic too, who is believed to be of interest to Torino following Duvan Zapata’s injury, and the Rossoneri could allow him to go there in January to sweeten things.