AC Milan may be forced to wait a year to sign Mehdi Taremi from Porto if they cannot secure his arrival this summer, a report claims.
As has been reported by Sky Sport Italia, Milan raised their offer overnight for the Iranian striker but the deal is still not fully in place with Porto.
The new offer is €15m and bonuses but Porto seem to want a different payment structure to the one that Milan have so offered.
Milan are rushing to get the deal done because he is a non-EU player and the process will take much longer, putting the deal in jeopardy.
Even if the deal falls through this week, Milan could try to block him in January for a free transfer next June when he will be out of contract with the Portuguese side. That would not solve the need for more depth in attack behind Olivier Giroud this season though, unless Lorenzo Colombo stays.
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Would be surprised if Porto don’t let him go, €15mn for a guy you’d be losing in 10 months, yes people say “UCL qualification” but they have other good forwards and Taremi could easily get an injury or lose form/motivation if his heart is no longer in Porto.
Usually Liga Nos clubs are excellent negotiators. They will prob convince Taremi to forgo a lot of the fees he’s owed (approx €2mn) which would get the deal over the line.
Personally I think he’s a good bridge for what we need. Can deliver now, and when Giroud leaves next season we’ll still have one experienced forward remaining to allow the “young superstar striker” we sign in 2024 time to acclimatise.
Plus, I think €15mn is amortised as say 5mn for 3 years. This can be offset by us accepting a few minor deals eg pushing through the Ballo Toure deal, and asking for a small loan fee for Colombo/Salaemakers
“That would not solve the need for more depth in attack behind Olivier Giroud this season though, unless Lorenzo Colombo stays.”
Lol. Taremi is to replace Colombo who want to go out on loan. The media is trying hard to sell story that Milan will sign another striker after Taremi.
its for a long period of time. ur thinking 1 year, other people thinking 5-6 years