Roma are beginning to sweat about the future of Alexis Saelemaekers, with AC Milan expected to stand firm on their asking price.
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The future of Saelemaekers remains uncertain beyond the summer given that he headed to the capital on a season-long dry loan deal. After a difficult first part of the season, the Belgian has been a revelation under Claudio Ranieri in the right wing-back role.
Today’s edition of Il Messaggero (via MilanNews) reports that Saelemaekers’ performances have attracted the interest of several English teams. Milan are wanting around €20m to sell, and the Premier League clubs that are circling means they have leverage.
Nottingham Forest have been in the running to land the ex-Anderlecht man for some time but now Newcastle United are keen on signing him too, along with another Roma player: Serbian goalkeeper Mile Svilar.
Milan’s technical director Geoffrey Moncada was asked about the situation linked to Saelemaekers and Tammy Abraham – who joined Milan from Roma on loan – before the defeat to Atalanta on Sunday.
His response suggested a very open negotiation: “We’ll talk to Roma at the end of the season, his and Abraham’s are two very different loans.” The same paper did report earlier in the month that Saelemaekers wants a permanent move to Roma, but Milan’s price must be met.