AC Milan seemed to be making good progress in their pursuit of Filippo Terracciano over the past couple of days but things have slowed down, reports claim.
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This morning’s edition of Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) reports that Terracciano seemed to be ‘one step away’ from Milan after Tuesday’s meeting between the directors and player’s agent, Andrea D’Amico, but now the deal has slowed down.
The reason is simple: in addition to the competition from Fiorentina, Bologna and Juventus, the performance of some of the younger players in the Coppa Italia win over Cagliari – such as Alex Jimenez who did well at left-back – have reduced the urgency to sign a new full-back.
As a result, Milan have taken their foot off the accelerator regarding the Terracciano talks. After Matteo Gabbia’s return, the priority seems to be a new central defender, but even in this case the positive signs from Jan-Carlo Simic in recent weeks could change the plans.
Meanwhile, Tuttosport (via MilanNews) are also reporting that there have been no steps forward on the Terracciano-Milan front. The Rossoneri have no intention of spending a sum exceeding €4m including bonuses, but Verona want €5m and believe they can use the competition to start an auction.
