The mother-agent of the former Juventus player called the Rossoneri after initially putting up a wall, in an attempt to mend fences with Marseille. Musah still in limbo, despite the agreement already reached with Atalanta
Milan-Rabiot: contact. Yesterday, Veronique, the mother-agent of the French midfielder, responded to the club in Via Aldo Rossi, which a few days ago had inquired about the possibility of bringing the former Juventus player back to Serie A. There are no actual negotiations yet, but compared to the past few days, when the player and his entourage were adamant about staying in Marseille, there is now an opening. A willingness to discuss the matter despite the messages he received earlier from President Longoria (“Now sincerity is essential. At Marseille, the rules are very important”) and yesterday from coach De Zerbi: “I advised him to go and talk to the managers and apologize for his gesture in Rennes, because his entourage has amplified the situation. Now I have nothing more to do about it. It’s up to him and the club.”
However, the transfer window is coming to a close, and today there will be new contact between the Rossoneri club and the player. Because, if he decides not to mend fences with Marseille, Rabiot will have to ask to be transferred in the next few hours. At that point, CEO Furlani, technical director Tare, and Ibrahimovic, who are carrying out the Rossoneri’s transfer campaign in agreement with Allegri, will spring into action with their French colleagues. Rabiot is an explicit request from the Livorno coach. Now we will see if it will be feasible. Despite Jashari’s injury, if Adrien arrives, Milan will sell Musah, a starter in Lecce, to Atalanta. Tare explained to DAZN and Sky: “We have an agreement with Atalanta (€25 million plus bonuses, ed.) and the final decision will be made tomorrow (today, ed.).” To conclude the deal, the Frenchman’s green light and an agreement with Marseille on the figure are needed: the €15 million request is considered too high.
Akanji— For the defense, the number one target is the Swiss player from City, valued by the Manchester club at €15 million plus bonuses. The agreement between Milan and the English club is not a problem. Now, however, they need to convince Akanji, with whom they made contact yesterday to discuss the $5 million salary he earns across the Channel and which he does not want to give up. In fact… This is not the only obstacle, however, because the Rossoneri also have to contend with Akanji’s desire to play in the Champions League. In this regard, Tottenham are ahead of the Rossoneri. Crystal Palace are in third place. Galatasaray is out of the running. Tare admitted: “After the change in formation, we will definitely sign a center back. We have not yet convinced Akanji. He is the ideal profile because he has experience and quality.”
Exchange— At the moment, Milan is not looking to add anyone else besides Nkunku because Allegri wants to continue with a three-man defense: 3-5-2 or 3-4-2-1. In attack, there are Gimenez, Nkunku, Leao, and Pulisic, plus Saelemaekers and Chukwueze if necessary, for whom Fulham has not yet made an offer. Tare has left the door open for a Gimenez-Dovbyk swap with Roma: “Numerically, we’re fine as we are, but we’re considering a swap with the Giallorossi. We won’t be adding any more players.” Mitrovic, who is out of the Al Hilal squad, has been proposed again, but Milan has not opened negotiations.
