AC Milan remain interested in signing striker Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace in the summer, a report claims.
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Links with Mateta are nothing new. In fact, towards the end of the window, the Rossoneri were very close to getting a deal for him over the line. However, in the end the Frenchman did not pass his medical because of concerns over the condition of his knee, forcing Milan to pull the plug.
That particular operation has become the subject of an internal divide within the club it seems. Yet, as the end of the season rolls around, the Diavolo are still in need of a new striker. Given the difficulty getting other names, they might well go for a an ‘opportunity’ like Mateta, who will leave Palace.
Now, journalist Nicolo Schira has revealed that Milan do not consider the pursuit to be over and in actual fact they could rekindle it in view of the summer mercato.
“Milan are still interested in Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who was one step away to sign for Milan during the winter transfer window. The French player seems ready to leave CPFC after the World Cup and Rossoneri are at the window,” he said.