Hakim Ziyech has been on the radar of AC Milan for some time now. The 29-year-old Moroccan winger's agents and his club, Chelsea, were contacted by Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara during last year's summer to see if a deal can be done. Now, everything changed. The player in question is not in Thomas Tuchel's plans. The German coach, in fact, has asked the new owners to re-build The Blues' attacking department by signing other targets such as Manchester City's Raheem Sterling or Raphinha from Leeds.
According to what is reported today by Calciomercato.com, Zyiech can leave Chelsea but it will not be easy. Besides AC Milan, Marseille are also dreaming of his arrival. The Rossoneri management are aware of the interest coming from the French club.
Paolo Maldini is working to sign Ziyech and he is preparing to put an offer on the table for Chelsea: a paid loan fee of around 5 million euros with a buy obligation set at around 20 to 25 million euros. The former Ajax man is open to don the Rossoneri shirt. But, his salary is currently too high for Milan as it is around "6.5 million euros gross per year", adds the source. In the winter of 2020, Chelsea bought his card for 40 million euros plus 4 million in bonuses.
