AC Milan are reportedly keeping tabs on an interesting talent in Germany.
We are talking about Yuito Suzuki, a 24-year-old Japanese player - currently at Freiburg - who can play as a second striker, attacking midfielder, and even as a right-winger.
In fact, according to Fussball News, the Rossoneri club management is exploring the possibility of signing the player.
The Gerry Cardinale-owned club, however, must watch out for competition as Premier League side Tottenham have reportedly shown interest.
AC Milan considering €35m offer for Freiburg attacking talent
The English side, as per the report, "particularly value his dynamism and his ability to play in different attacking positions."
Milan, for its part, are showing concrete interest as well as they are looking to add creativity to their attacking department.
As per the source, the two clubs are considering potential offers worth around €35 million in total. Between €28 million and €30 million could be paid as a fixed transfer fee, with a further €5 million to €7 million available in performance-related bonuses.
SC Freiburg, however, have not yet received any official offers. The interested clubs remain in the scouting and assessment phase. A January move seems difficult at the moment as the Japanese player is seen a crucial part of the German team and it would not be ideal to let him leave during the middle of the season.
AC Milan face €45m asking price as Freiburg hold firm
The Bundesliga club are also in a strong negotiating position. According to fussball-news.de, Suzuki's contract does not contain an active release clause. Freiburg can therefore determine the terms of any potential sale themselves. In fact, they would demand a transfer fee of between €40 million and €45 million if a concrete offer were to arrive. This puts SC Freiburg's valuation well above the figures currently being considered by Milan and Tottenham.
It remains to be seen whether the interested clubs will be willing to revise their financial proposals. Freiburg are likely to reject any initial approaches in January. The situation, however, could gather pace again next summer at the latest. Milan, Tottenham and Real Sociedad are already three prominent interested clubs closely monitoring Suzuki's development.
