Samuele Ricci is destined to become a new Milan player: nothing is official yet, but all the latest reports point in that direction. If the deal were to be confirmed in the coming days, then the Rossoneri would already have their second piece, after Modric, for the midfield, the department that Tare indicated would be the one most heavily reinforced.
Milan - Ricci: are we at the closing stage?
As written by Il Corriere dello Sport, the deal is in the closing stage, thanks also to the steps Milan took in recent months ahead of the competition. The personal agreement between the Rossoneri and the player, in fact, dates back to January, when the club already tried to make a move during the winter window, but ran into resistance from Torino club president Urbano Cairo, who essentially asked to revisit things at the end of the season. And now Milan has returned and reached an agreement with the Granata club: Ricci should transfer to Milan on a permanent basis for a total of 25 million euros, getting ahead of the competition and avoiding any sort of bidding war for a player who is about to turn 24 and is already part of the Italian national team setup.
What are Samuele Ricci's characteristics?
Ricci, beyond being a talent with potential, matches three criteria that Milan is trying to fulfill, where possible, in this transfer window. First of all, he is a defensive midfielder — the role that Tare, just a few days ago, defined as a priority. And it is possible that further reinforcements will arrive in that position, with Tare not giving up on Granit Xhaka. However, Ricci is also young, as clearly shown by his ID, and he is Italian — two elements that the Rossoneri management is trying to keep in mind when making market considerations.
