PSV Eindhoven appear ready to firm up their interest in Charles De Ketelaere and are likely to make an offer, according to reports.
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Calciomercato.com report that Aston Villa plus some clubs in Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga came forward to express interest in De Ketelaere, but the exit of Xavi Simons to Paris Saint-Germain has seen PSV emerge as a contender.
He is among the profiles being considered to replace the Dutchman, who joined Milan in a deal worth €35m and therefore has a residual value of about €28m on the accounts after one year of amortisation.
Milan will therefore only evaluate offers of €30m or above for the 22-year-old, which is out of PSV’s range given their record signing is Serbian striker Mateja Kezman for €14m followed by Noa Lang this summer for €12.5m.
Therefore, it seems more likely they will try for a loan with option to buy deal, but Giorgio Furlani and Geoffrey Moncada are not keen. However, over the coming weeks it risks becoming the obligatory solution to free up a place in the squad.
Meanwhile, TMW report that Milan are asking for at least €25m but the Dutch club cannot pay that, so they will aim for a loan and perhaps an option to buy included.
