AC Milan’s failure to sign Renato Sanches cannot be viewed as a failure on the part of Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara, a report claims.
According to what Franco Ordine has written in his column for MilanNews, there are several factors that meant Maldini and Massara were always up against it in their pursuit of Renato Sanches.
Firstly, the player made it clear that he wanted Paris Saint-Germain as soon as they expressed an interest in signing him, given Christophe Galtier and Luis Campos are there. It was immediately clear that Sanches was even willing to wait for PSG to thin out the squad so they could sign him.
Secondly, the characteristics of the Portuguese do not exactly coincide with those of Franck Kessie – who he would be replacing – and thus the directors could now find an alternative who is actually more useful.
Thirdly, the many injury problems that the 24-year-old has suffered during his spells at Bayern Munich and now at Lille suggest that paying €6m net per season and compromising the wage ceiling would have been a big risk.
