The focus has mainly been on sales during the first part of the summer transfer window, but it has produced a ‘treasure’ for AC Milan to spend.
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As Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews) write this morning, with the exception of the Luka Modric deal – which will only be completed after the Club World Cup – in these 10 eventful days of the short June transfer window, Milan have mainly focused on sales.
There has been the departure of Marco Pellegrino, who has become a new Boca Juniors player, and then of course the sale of Tijjani Reijnders, made official yesterday by Manchester City for a potential club-record fee.
The imminent deal for Yunus Musah, who is ready to join Antonio Conte at Napoli, will add another amount to the pot of proceeds.
Tare’s budget boosted
By selling these three players, Milan immediately addressed the lack of revenue from qualifying for the Champions League, while at the same time collecting a rather substantial treasure to reinvest in this mercato to strengthen Massimiliano Allegri’s squad.
It is no coincidence that this morning the paper even speaks of a sum close to, if not even higher than, €90m that sporting director Igli Tare will have available.
Now, the former Lazio director will have to manage that budget in the best possible way to allow Milan to immediately return to being competitive, at least in Italy. There is the possibility of further exits to boost the budget even more, too.