Samu Castillejo appears set to leave AC Milan and join up with Gennaro Gattuso at Valencia as a deal has been agreed, reports claim.
Fabrizio Romano confirms the report from his Sky colleague Gianluca Di Marzio in stating that Valencia are now set to sign Castillejo. The winger is wanted by Gattuso as the pair worked together during his time as head coach at Milan in 2018-19.
A deal is already in place with Milan meaning the fee has been agreed, while personal terms have also been sorted between Valencia and Castillejo meaning that the transfer could become official very quickly.
The 27-year-old will join Valencia on permanent basis, and he bid farewell to his team-mates at the end of today’s training session. He will fly to Valencia during the afternoon.
Castillejo joined the Rossoneri from Villarreal back in the summer of 2018 as part of the deal that saw Carlos Bacca go the other way. Over the last couple of seasons the Spaniard has seen his game time decrease, but how he will return home and reunite with his former boss.
