🚨 Juventus are very close to reaching an agreement for the signing of Kalulu from Milan for €3.5M loan+€14M option to buy+€3M bonus and 10% future resale percentage. Milan have decided to accept this formula as the player wants to leave.
Contacts expected between Juventus and Kalulu’s entourage this evening to finalize personal terms
Milan’s tactical setup under Fonseca (4-2-3-1) would suit Chiesa well. Additionally, Milan has a player that Thiago Motta admires: Alexis Saelemaekers. A swap deal between Chiesa and Saelemaekers could be on the cards, although Chiesa’s high salary (€5 million plus bonuses) could be a stumbling block for Milan, which typically adheres to strict wage structures. Nevertheless, Milan lacks Italian players, and bringing in Chiesa could be beneficial for squad registration purposes.
AC Milan have opened talks with Nottingham Forest to sign Brazilian midfielder Danilo with the deal expected to be in excess of €25m.
As reported by Matteo Moretto on X, the Rossoneri are looking at an array of midfield options and Danilo is now one of them, along with Youssouf Fofana and Manu Kone.
Fofana from AS Monaco is the midfielder that Milan have wanted the most and efforts are still ongoing to sign the Frenchman.
There is no suggestion that a bid for Danilo is imminent, but Milan are gathering information in the event that they can’t sign Fofana.
The 23-year-old signed for Nottingham Forest in January 2023 from Brazilian side Palmeiras for €20m, and they will be expecting to make a profit on him.
Moretto’s report says that he has a valuation in excess of €25m but it is not clear how much more than that figure Forest would actually demand, especially towards the end of the window when they will need to sign a replacement.
Fofana is very keen on signing for Milan and is waiting for the two clubs to find an agreement, but Milan are laying the groundwork for other players to be safe.
Not only are AC Milan forced to play catchup from a financial standpoint against the richest clubs in Europe, but they are also obliged to replicate 'modern football' that involves maintaining possession and implementing a high press.
Monaco have lowered their asking price for Youssouf Fofana once again to give AC Milan hope of finally concluding a long transfer saga, a report claims.
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Di Marzio reported a couple of weeks ago that Manchester United and Atletico Madrid had entered the race for Fofana and that this had complicated things for Milan, because Monaco sensed the chance to get a better price and upped their demands to €35m.
According to Manuele Baiocchini who spoke live on Sky (via MilanNews), Monaco have returned to asking for €25m for Fofana, but he confirms that they did raise it to €10m more than that because of offers that arrived from England, namely from West Ham.
There is still no agreement with Milan, who will not go as far as that figure given that in about 10 months the French midfielder will be available on a free transfer. The Rossoneri are pushing hard to try and get the Ligue 1 club to let him go for a more reasonable fee.
The France international was not involved in Monaco’s friendly against Barcelona yesterday which could be a sign that he is on the way out, while Calciomercato.com reported that Gerry Cardinale’s arrival in Italy is likely to result in a further acceleration for Fofana.
With the competitive action just around the corner, Milan are starting to reflect on their pre-season in regard to results, individual player performance and the overall tactical direction of the team under Paulo Fonseca.
Gerry Cardinale is back in Milan to help see the team into the new season and his arrival could have a decisive impact on the pursuit of Youssouf Fofana.