Milan eye Porto's playmaker Otavio as a replacement for Brahim Diaz in case his loan stay is not made permanent or renewed according to MilanNews.it.
Brahim arrived last summer on dry loan from Real Madrid, and now Los Blancos' head coach Zinedine Zidane wants him to return to the Spanish capital. For their part, AC Milan do not have any option to buy the Spaniard permanently.
The Rossoneri are willing to invest 20 million euros to secure Diaz's services on a permanent deal but will not go beyond this figure. If an agreement can’t be reached the management has already a plan B "Otavio".
The dialogue between Milan and the agents of Otavio has been going on for a while now, in order to bring the playmaker to San Siro. The attacking midfielder, who can also be used as a right-winger, could be a replacement for Brahim Diaz in the summer, if the latter is neither bought out-rightly nor sees his loan renewed.
The Brazilian will become a free agent at the end of the season, he so far has three goals and eight assists in fourteen league appearances for Porto this season.
