AC Milan have gotten their hands on Archie Brown, the left-back from Gent who will have the extremely difficult task of replacing Theo Hernandez, who officially joined Al Hilal in recent days. This was reported this morning by La Gazzetta dello Sport, which adds that the English defender will cost the Rossoneri between 8 and 9 million euros and will sign a five-year contract worth 1.5 million euros per season.
Archie Brown chooses AC Milan
The Milan executives beat the competition from Fenerbahçe, who thought they had the player in their grasp, to the point of already renting a private jet to take him from Brussels to Istanbul. But Brown never boarded that plane because he preferred to say yes to Milan, despite the many phone calls from José Mourinho, the Turkish club’s coach, trying to convince him to change his mind. The final agreement on this deal is expected within the next few hours, and it is not excluded that the full-back could land in Milan as early as today to undergo the usual medical examinations and sign the contract.
Fenerbahçe were convinced they had closed the deal, but then the Rossoneri came in and changed the game. Instead of going to the airport to catch the flight to Istanbul, Brown went back home and told the Turks that his intention was to go to Milan. The yellow-and-black team tried to make a counteroffer overnight, increasing both the player's salary and the commissions for his entourage, but by then the Englishman had made his choice and does not seem inclined to change his mind. His future will therefore be colored red and black.
