After addressing attacking issues with Álvaro Morata, Milan is now focusing on improving their disastrous defensive record from the past season, which saw Stefano Pioli's team concede a staggering sixty-nine goals.
For this reason, in addition to a defensive midfielder, the Rossoneri management is also working to provide Fonseca with a new central defender, and Stahinja Pavlović is the primary target.
If last week ended with the announcement of Morata, this week might begin with decisive moves to bring the Portuguese coach his second reinforcement of this transfer window.
Milan is ready to finalise the deal for Strahinja Pavlović. After reaching a preliminary agreement with the player, based on a five-year contract worth 1.7 million euros per season, the Rossoneri management is ready to negotiate with Salzburg to obtain a final, small discount to close the matter once and for all.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Rossoneri will offer 18 million euros for the Serbian defender's transfer, while the Austrians will continue to ask for a bit more. However, the friendly relations between the parties suggest that an agreement might be reached around 20 million euros, with separate negotiations on bonuses.
Atletico Madrid's inquiry made Milan's management a bit nervous, but Pavlović has always only wanted Milan, and that remains the case. As previously mentioned, the Rossoneri have long reached an agreement on the salary, which will allow the Serbian player to double his current salary of 700,000 euros at Salzburg. As per the Italian newspaper, Milan is more about ambition than money for Pavlović, who wants to prove himself worthy of wearing the prestigious Rossoneri shirt and to test himself in a demanding stadium like San Siro and in Serie A.
