The absence of Tijjani Reijnders, a target of Milan in this summer's transfer session, makes noise in the friendly match played by AZ Alkmaar against Standard Liege, which they won 4-3. It was a test divided into three periods of half an hour each, in the first phase of which another player who may change clubs in the coming days also found space, like Milos Kerkez (wanted by Lazio). The winger played, but the Dutch midfielder sought by AC Milan did not. However, he trained on a secondary field - and this is the second exclusion after the previous friendly against Shakhtar Donetsk, a detail that fuels the hopes of the Rossoneri to unlock the deal, as relayed by Milannews.it.
As per the latest updates and told by the AZ Alkmaar's director, the first offer from the Rossoneri was rejected. It was set at 16 million euros plus 3 million euros in bonuses. The Dutch club still insisted on receiving 25 million euros for their star. CEO Giorgio Furlani and Geoffrey Moncada are studying the new proposal to break down the resistance of the Dutch club and try to gift Reijnders to Pioli before the departure for the tour in the United States on July 21.
One possibility is to increase the fixed part of the valuation to reach 20 million euros while simultaneously lowering the bonuses part. In fact, Tijjani Reijnders, on his part, already has an agreement with the AC Milan management for a five-year contract worth 1.7 million euros net per season. News is expected, and there will also be contacts with the intermediaries of the operation in the next few hours to understand how to proceed.
