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Reports: Bennacer leverage useless in Rabiot pursuit as Marseille reject swap

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Ismael Bennacer won’t be part of the negotiations that AC Milan are currently carrying out with Marseille over Adrien Rabiot, multiple reports claim. 

To reinforce the midfield before the window closes, Milan have reportedly set their sights on Rabiot. Max Allegri has requested the Frenchman’s arrival and talks are now ongoing between the parties. However, some work will have to be done on the price tag.


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The Rossoneri outcast Bennacer is expected to leave the club this summer, or at least that’s the goal, and he has been linked with Marseille. However, despite the French side’s interest, it has already been made clear that he won’t help in the Rabiot negotiations.

Bennacer not of any help

According to Matteo Moretto in his latest YouTube video, Milan and Marseille talked about Bennacer at the start of the negotiations. The French side made it clear that the Algerian isn’t a priority for them and, subsequently, that they want €14-15m for Rabiot.

Fabrizio Romano went one step further and said that there haven’t been any Bennacer-Rabiot swap talks. The Algerian isn’t part of the deal, as the journalist put it, and he won’t be in the future either. This also means that some work will have to be done on the transfer fee.

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23 Comments

    1. Guess they don’t want Bennacer that badly. Maybe his agent should let him know that so Benny gets moving more.

      1. His absolutely should be clear as he wont be registered with the Serie A team and last year when the Futuro team was created there was an article that explained about the rules and I’m pretty sure if players had played 50 or more Serie A matches then they wouldn’t be allowed to play for that team so he will basically find himself watching football from the stands if he doesn’t find himself a new team. Biggest issue here though is that he is either our most or second highest paid player in the squad so its not really easy to part ways with him.

          1. Obviously not but even if he stays how will he then become fit for the AFCON in January if he doesn’t play a match in the fall.

          2. No my point is just that he wont have a chance staying match fit staying with us so if he does stay he most likely wont get a call up in January.

      2. But Milan also did a stupid move in my opinion. Would you pay 10M for a guy you know is out of the team and you can probably loan and get sort of for free in the end? And just pay maybe half of the wage? I mean even that benefits ‘Milan and others know it. It also depends on what Milan is asking for the permanent transfer and maybe no one is prepared to offer it. Ask 2M, he might be out tomorrow.

  1. If they wanted to buy Isma they would trigger the option to buy. They were not convinced by him and here we are. He’s not the player he once used to be.

  2. Rabiot my foot. You got Jashari, Ricci, Modric & many more, & you are saying you must be given Rabiot. Allegri is outdated. Take it or leave. I doubt if he can do the job, honestly

  3. Rabiot will fix exactly 0 problems and turn the dressing room into a cancerous circus. I dont blame the board for blocking this one. Its a terrible signing idea

  4. Marseille only want dry loan for bennacer, he is just for depth / rotation player, not important for them. For this marseille bennacer asking to leave in deadline day winter market ???? He is ruin his relationship with ACM management just for marseille , but sadlly marseille treat him like that. Good luck for him and his agent to find new club before market close or he will watching football in his home until january and lost his chance to afcon

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