Lazar Samardzic was heavily linked with a move to AC Milan a few weeks back but the rumours have certainly cooled down. According to a report, the Rossoneri need to complete a few sales before they can focus on the Serbian again.
With Paulo Fonseca looking to use Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the midfield tandem, rather than the No.10 position, Milan could sign a new attacking midfielder this summer. Christian Pulisic is the expected starter and Mattia Liberali is also a shout, but depth is never negative.
As such, the rumours linking Samardzic to Milan were far from surprising, also because the 22-year-old is at an appropriate age for the big leap. According to Matteo Moretto, the interest is concrete but ‘exits are needed’ for the Rossoneri to proceed with the pursuit.
It’s believed that Udinese value the player at €25m while Milan would like to spend around €20m, potentially even less with the inclusion of counterparts. As for the exits, Yacine Adli is one of the likely candidates and the Rossoneri also need to solve the Divock Origi dilemma.
We can only wait and see if Milan will pick up the negotiations with Udinese down the line, but for not the talks are at a stalemate.