AC Milan were linked with several strikers on deadline day and ended up securing the services of Luka Jovic. Before the Serbian, they made an attempt for Sevilla man Rafa Mir and were willing to pay a decent amount.
After dropping their pursuit of Mehdi Taremi, who was the No.1 target for the attack, Milan pursued several leads before eventually signing Jovic. Rafa Mir and Patson Daka were both concrete options, but the Rossoneri were unsuccessful for both.
According to Sergio Santos of Relevo, Milan were in advanced talks with Sevilla and offered to pay €4m for the loan, as well as Mir’s entire salary. Their idea was also to include an option to buy valued at €17m.
Sevilla were willing to accept the offer, per the report, but wanted to find a replacement first and there wasn’t enough time to do so. The Rossoneri then abandoned the operation and accelerated for Jovic instead. The latter has joined them on a one-year contract with the option for another year.
