Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara finally agreed terms with the AC Milan club in order to continue working as directors and prepare for the new season starting from today.
It is true that a lot of time has been lost, but also, the transfer market officially opened today, so there is still plenty of time to recover some ground. In this sense, the Rossoneri directors are still hoping to secure the sport services and performances of Lille's midfielder Renato Sanches who is reportedly on the radar of Paris Saint-Germain.
Sources in France have insisted that the Portuguese player has chosen PSG and is close to joining them. But yesterday, in the press conference which saw Lille present their new coach, Paulo Fonseca, the French president of the club Olivier Letang denied any contacts with the Ligue 1 champions over the Renato Sanches. Whether we can trust the words of the president or not, AC Milan still have hope to be able to resume negotiations and sign the former Bayern Munich man. But, plan B is ready.
Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara do not want to be unprepared and they have a list of alternatives. Above all, there is the name of Douglas Luiz highlighted in red.
The meeting at Casa Milan between the Rossoneri management and the entourage of the Brazilian midfielder confirmed the interest for the Aston Villa player. There are other names who are 'more secluded' in the shortlist of AC Milan such as AS Roma's Jordan Veretout. The French midfielder's name has been mentioned in the recent meeting between Frederic Massara and Tiago Pinto.
Source: calciomercato.com
