AC Milan know that they want to sign a centre-back between now and the end of the window but they are currently split between two profiles, a report claims.
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The name that Tuttosport (via MilanNews) indicates as favourite this morning is Konstantinos Koulierakis of PAOK Thessaloniki. Despite his very young age (19) he has been a starter for the Greek club since the 2022-23 campaign, in which he played 31 games.
He started off strong again this year with two appearances in the two matches played by PAOK in the Conference League qualifiers. The asking price is €10m which Milan want to try and lower.
The other name being evaluated is Marco Pellegrino who is two years older than the Greek, but with no European experience. The Club Atletico Platense defender is of Italian origins and also has an EU passport as a result.
In his case the valuation is €8m and the Rossoneri have to monitor the competition, because Sampdoria have already made an offer of €3.5m plus a 20% future resale clause.
The president of Platense – Sebastian Ordonez – will soon be in Italy to negotiate directly.
