AC Milan still believe that they can sign Charles De Ketelaere but they are unlikely to be able to rely upon an injection of funds into the budget, a journalist has claimed.
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A meeting between the Rossoneri directors Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara and their counterparts from Club Brugge took place in a hotel in Lugano, Switzerland, today and there are conflicting reports about whether the talks were positive or whatever a stalemate still persists. You can read our update on the situation here.
The presenter of Qui Studio a Voi Stadio – Cristiano Ruiu – spoke on a live broadcast in conjunction with Calciomercato.it and he revealed some interesting information regarding the De Ketelaere saga, as relayed by MilanLive.
On seeing Maldini, he began: “Living in Lugano and working with casinos and therefore in close contact with the big hotels in Lugano, it was not so hard. I took a few steps and crossed paths with Maldini, I tried to get a few words out of him after the match against Bruges but they remained very buttoned up.
“But the feeling is that there is great optimism about the closure for De Ketelaere. If the managers of both clubs move, there is obviously the desire to close, so the feeling is that the deal will be done.”
There will therefore still be negotiations in the next few days, with Maldini and Massara having to make another effort to convince the Belgian champions. Many have questioned why raising by a few million is so tough, and Ruiu spoke of Elliott’s choices.
“That Elliott are not aiming to win this is clear, but because it aims to balance the budget. It’s a choice, no one currently wants to put money into Milan, it’s a fact,” he said.
