There are yet more signs pointing towards the idea of Charles De Ketelaere joining AC Milan as the forward is reportedly training alone.
According to Nieuwsblad, Milan are taking their time in the De Ketelaere pursuit and do not want to put down €35m currently, perhaps because they feel confident as they are the only club in the race for the Belgium international and the player wants the move.
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However, Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara met Brugge CEO Vincent Mannaert in Lugano, Switzerland, at the Splendide Royal Hotel, but the new offer the Rossoneri came up with was also insufficient. The gap is gradually narrowing, but Milan will probably have to close it themselves as Brugge are not moving.
De Ketelaere meanwhile seems to be a bit detached from the Brugge squad and it is unknown if he will join the group training today and be involved in the preparation for the away game against, given that on Saturday he worked individually and on Monday he stayed at home for exercises.
He hopes that an agreement between the clubs will be reached in the coming days and that this soap opera can finally be put to bed, because it has dragged on long enough.
If he’s training alone and Brugge aren’t negotiating (which they’re within their rights to do) it’ll be due to them knowing he’s going elsewhere (Leeds?) if Milan don’t pay the demanded fee.
It seems that the only question remains whether Milan will pay the requested sum or not! The Belgians are a tough nut to crack at the negotiations, and they’re not giving in an inch of their demands. It would be a real shame not to sign this player after this much time and energy wasted. Obviously Maldini tried to lower the price by counting on the will of CDK and the manager, but that obviously didn’t work either. That’s why maybe he’s training alone, some kind of punishment for lack of respect for the club or something! Honestly, I’m not optimistic.
Ciao CDK! Quyết định sẽ đạt được trong ngày mai. Forza Milan. Forza Maldini.
GDS says that the deal is very close to being done. Milan raised the offer to 31+4.