AC Milan held new discussions on Wednesday morning over a potential deal for Samuele Ricci, according to a report.
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The situation regarding Ricci and a potential move to Milan has been strange. For weeks it seemed that the operation had been all set up and would be pushed through when the window reopened, especially after the sale of Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester City.
However, some doubts seem to have crept in, with the Rossoneri management also having made bids for Granit Xhaka of Bayer Leverkusen and Ardon Jashari of Club Brugge. In other words, not all of their eggs are in one basket.
Ricci update arrives
Matteo Moretto has posted an update on X, stating: “Milan had new contacts this morning as well for Samuele Ricci. The deal is practically already set up. The Torino midfielder remains a hot name for the Rossoneri midfield.”
Fabrizio Romano adds: “AC Milan had new contacts with all parties involved in Samuele Ricci deal in the recent hours. Negotiations are underway with Granit Xhaka and Ardon Jashari… meanwhile, AC Milan maintain contacts active also for Samuele Ricci deal, advanced since December.
In a follow-up, he adds: “Understand AC Milan have sent proposal worth €22m plus €3m add-ons for Samuele Ricci as they’re closing in on the deal. After positive talks this morning, AC Milan and Torino are advancing to final stages. Terms discussed since December, deal now very close.”
It remains to be seen if these talks were to potentially close the operation with the Granata or if it was merely to touch base. With Ricci, Xhaka and Jashari all open negotiations, it feels logical to suggest that Milan will take the best two, in terms of being advantageous operations.
Ricci played 32 Serie A games last season for Torino, scoring one goal and adding two assists. He can play both as a regista (deep-lying playmaker) or as a box-to-box mezzala.