After Alvaro Morata became the first signing of the summer, AC Milan are working on a number of other moves to bolster the squad available to Paulo Fonseca.
According to Tuttosport (via MilanNews), the Milan management are focusing above all on three names: Youssouf Fofana, Strahinja Pavlovic and Lazar Samardzic. The hope is to have at least two through the door before the squad leave for the USA tour on July 25.
It won’t be easy, but in recent days there have been significant steps forward. Regarding Fofana, the distance between offer and demand is in fact reducing, with Milan having raised their bid to €12m plus bonuses, while Monaco have dropped their price from €25m to €18m. The feeling is a deal can be struck early next week.
Negotiations with Red Bull Salzburg for Pavlovic are also going well. The Rossoneri would like to close at around €20m, bonuses included. The Austrian side started with a €30m request, now they are asking for €25m, and today’s trip to Austria for the Rapid Wien friendly could bring a chance to meet.
The Samardzic deal is not quite as advanced, but a very important meeting is scheduled for the beginning of next week. Geoffrey Moncada and co. will in fact meet the father-agent of the Udinese midfielder. The asking price is €25m, but a counterpart could lower that.