More confusion continues to filter about the Mehdi Taremi deal and exactly what went wrong, with his agent Pedro Pinho now claiming AC Milan never spoke to him.
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It seemed 48 hours ago that Taremi would be a Milan player by the end of the window, as reports filtered suggesting personal terms had been agreed and that the Rossoneri had finally managed to crack Porto’s resistance.
However, in the end no agreement was reached between the parties involved and consequently everything fell through, with Milan now scrambling to get a striker over the line with less than two hours of the window left.
Multiple reports have come out since speculating about what went wrong and how everything being agreed could evaporate, with MilanNews reporting that ‘everyone wanted to dip their spoon into the cookie jar’ with commissions and salary increase demands.
Taremi’s agent Pedro Pinho spoke to Record about the deal and why it did not get done, with his comments relayed by Mehdi Taremi.
“The club never had contact with me. The player had warned them that they were talking to the wrong agent but it went on like this for two months,” he said.
“The salary that had been proposed to Taremi was not in line with the boy’s value. There was never any talk of commissions, Milan showed proof.
“After the agreement between the clubs, the Rossoneri contacted the player who explained who represents him. I don’t know why they continued to speak with the wrong agents, I can’t explain it.
“There is no club in the world that chooses who represents the players. Now they are looking for a caprio expirato to justify the non-signing of the player.”
