Samuele Ricci has been in AC Milan’s sights for a long time and, if reports are to be believed, plenty of work has already been done on the deal.
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Milan have been linked with Ricci for months, with various sources claiming that an operation was being planned for the summer window. The imminent sale of Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester City only fuelled the notion that the midfielder would arrive, as one of his replacements.
Doubts over Ricci
According to what MilanNews journalist Antonio Vitiello is reporting, however, there are now doubts about Ricci. He states in his video that the operation is on stand-by and there is a high probability that the deal collapses.
Milan were very close to reaching an agreement with Torino in the last few days, but Massimiliano Allegri is not convinced he is the right profile tactically for the midfield that he wants to build.
Moreover, Tuttosport (via MilanNews) report that everything suggested that this summer the transfer of the Torino captain to the Rossoneri would be finalised, yet as time goes on it seems the track is not as hot any more.
There are doubts both from Allegri and from the sporting director Igli Tare about the midfielder. That is perhaps why the links with Nicolo Rovella, Adrien Rabiot and Matteo Guendouzi have surfaced.