In recent hours, the owner of the American fund Redbird has arrived in Milan to have a meeting with all the main figures at Milan. Gerry Cardinale met with Furlani, Moncada, and Ibrahimovic, and also Paolo Scaroni, for an update on key topics.
From the progress of the transfer market to the strategies to be implemented in the coming days to acquire additional players, including the stadium issue. They also discussed the club’s programming lines for the coming months, projects related to sponsors, and marketing growth. In short, it was a summit where many topics were discussed, including the transfer market.
The arrival of Álvaro Morata has finally filled the gap in attack, but it’s certainly not enough. For the Rossoneri, it was necessary to start with the striker, and that’s what happened. But Milan cannot stop at the acquisition of the Spanish player alone, and is in fact pursuing at least four other operations simultaneously.
The most talked-about are those of Fofana and Pavlovic, two essential players for Paulo Fonseca’s team and specific requests from the Portuguese coach. Fonseca asked for a physical midfielder and a strong, left-footed central defender for aerial play to place alongside Tomori.
That’s why Ibrahimovic, Moncada, and Furlani are working hard on the Monaco midfielder and the Salzburg defender. Similar operations, as both players already have a general agreement with Milan regarding salary and contract length, but the final agreement between the clubs is still pending, and efforts are being made to bridge the financial gap.
In recent hours, there has been a new contact between Monaco and Milan to finalize the deal at around 15 million plus a series of bonuses. Milan is trying to accelerate on the midfielder.
Then there’s the Fullkrug idea up front and especially the Samardzic option. The Serbian from Udinese would be the quality midfielder that would raise the technical level of the midfield. But the deal with Udinese still needs to be built, possibly with the inclusion of a counterpart. Alternatively, Milan could first sell an excess player, either Adli or Pobega, and then make a move for Samardzic.
Regarding departures, Milan would also consider offers for Bennacer, but they would need to be at least 45 million euros (he has a 50 million clause that lasts throughout the summer). There have been some inquiries from Arab teams. Saelemaekers could be another important departure; his agent is working to find a new team, and Milan is asking for at least 15 million euros to let him go.
On Thursday, the team will leave for the USA, and the management will also join the group. Here’s the schedule for the return of the key players who have been involved with their national teams over the summer. The process begins today with Luka Jovic’s arrival at Milanello, while the first to join the US tour will be Pulisic and Musah on July 26. Then, in order, Leao on July 28 and Okafor on July 30. Theo Hernandez and Mike Maignan will arrive directly at Milanello on August 2, followed by Reijnders on August 3, and Álvaro Morata will join on August 5. The Spanish striker will prepare for his debut at the Trofeo Berlusconi on August 13.
Source: Antonio Vitiello for Milan News
