As it is widely reported and confirmed yesterday by coach Stefano Pioli during the press conference, AC Milan are looking for a centre-back. Now, Elliott has given the green light to Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara to go forward in their hunt and identify the right profile.
As per La Gazzetta dello Sport in today's print edition, the first goal to reinforce the backline is Lille's star Sven Botman. However, the Dutch central defender is really expensive as the French club would like to collect 30 million euros.
AC Milan, however, despite the green light of Elliott for the purchase of a defender outright, do not want to be 'taken by the throat'.
The alternatives for Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara, who are treading carefully, are PSG's 25-year-old Senegalese player Abdou Diallo, Everton's Colombian 27-year-old star Yerry Mina, and Fenerbahce's Hungarian 23-year-old central Attila Szalai.
