The Ecuadorian from Brighton emerges as a candidate for the left wing. After skipping the team presentation, the Swiss player did not pose with his teammates for the official photo: he only wants to play for the Rossoneri

No backing down, no opening: Ardon Jashari has not changed his mind and only wants Milan. He is convinced that Bruges will eventually agree to his demands. That is why, after skipping the team presentation a week ago, he did not pose for the official photo with his teammates yesterday. He and his entourage have no intention of “mending” the rift and, in fact, are making it bigger and bigger every day. Because the Swiss player wants to wear the Rossoneri jersey and test himself in Serie A. The Diavolo is waiting for him with open arms and is in contact with the Cham-born player on an almost daily basis. Not those with Bruges, who must decide whether to accept the offer of $32.5 million plus $2 million in bonuses, setting a new record for a transfer in the Belgian league (the record is currently held by the De Ketelaere-Milan deal), or whether to continue to keep a potentially explosive situation in-house with official matches approaching (the Super Cup on Sunday, followed by the league debut and the Champions League preliminaries).

Yesterday, Jashari trained separately again, but the next step could be not showing up at the training center with his teammates. A few days ago, he realized that he would not be leaving for the tour of Asia and Australia with the Rossoneri, but at this point, it is clear that he will not even join Maignan and his teammates. However, this does not mean that he does not hope to be at Milanello on August 4-5, when Modric and Gimenez arrive. Milan is waiting for him for the moment, and negotiations with Guerra have not been reopened, as he is not considered an alternative to Jashari in terms of technical characteristics.

Offer for Estupinan—  In defense, Furlani and Tare are working to fill the gaps on both flanks. On the right, no offer has yet been made for Pubill of Almeria, but at the same time, there is not much confidence that Strasbourg will lower its demands for Guéla Doué. The Rossoneri’s attention is now more focused on the left-back position and in particular on Pervis Estupinan of Brighton. This is an important opportunity for which the club based in Via Aldo Rossi has made an initial offer of $12 million to the English side. It is not enough to reach an agreement, but De Zerbi’s former club has already signed De Cuyper as a left-back. In addition, in recent months, Bruges has assured Jorge Mendes, the agent of the Ecuadorian born in 1998, that he will let him leave if a suitable offer is made. The player himself admitted this in his homeland (“I want to grow in my career”) and now expects to be satisfied. Milan does not want to reach the €20 million mark because it knows that the player, despite having other attractive offers, is pushing to come to Italy. A little more work is needed, and Mendes is also helping to speed things up. Alternatives on the left? Nathaniel Brown of Eintracht Frankfurt has also been suggested. He is not related to Archie Brown, who ended up at Fenerbahçe after a tug-of-war with the Rossoneri. Nathaniel Brown, born in 2003, is considered an interesting prospect, although the focus is now on Estupinan. And then there is Gutierrez of Girona, who has been on the Rossoneri’s radar for some time, but for whom there has never been a serious move.