The Spanish winger is popular in Italy (Como, Roma) and abroad, with the Rossoneri valuing him at €25 million. Real Madrid’s position
Life is strange for young players. One moment you’re the rising star of a team, three months later you’re out of the team and on the market. Alex Jimenez experienced all this in one summer. The latest news: Allegri and Milan have excluded him from tomorrow’s trip to Lecce, despite other absences in the team. Alex will remain in Milan and will most likely move house in the next four days. Staying at Milan makes no sense for anyone, from a human and economic point of view.
In January, Jimenez was a starter for Milan, which won the Super Cup in Riyadh. With Fonseca and Conceiçao, he exploited his best qualities—unpredictability, running, technique, personality—and proved he could play at a high level in Serie A. However, his head is not yet up to par. Jimenez, already known for his behavior on the edge and… beyond, arrived late for some training sessions and was sent to train with Milan Futuro for a week. The rapport with Allegri never clicked, even though Jimenez surprisingly found space in the second half against Cremonese. We all know how it went for the team and for him: badly.
Where can he go? Milan is not in advanced negotiations with any club. Of course, everything will happen quickly because Jimenez was born in 2005 and is liked by many. Napoli has spoken concretely in the past about a $25 million offer. Como has made itself heard in recent months. Roma are very keen on him. Bournemouth have called. However, Milan are asking for at least €25 million, which obviously slows down negotiations. Could that figure be lowered, given the current situation?
The Real factor— In all this, it should be noted that Jimenez is in a unique situation from a financial point of view. Milan signed him from Real Madrid by exercising a purchase option. Real could have brought him back to Spain this summer for €9 million (and chose not to) and still has the option to exercise that option for €12 million in the summer of 2026. In addition, it can match any offer if Milan closes a deal for the sale. The issue here becomes technical, almost legal. The most important aspect: if Milan sold him today, Real would lose that option to buy Jimenez in 2026.
Next steps— So what will happen? Milan has the opportunity to earn much more than the $12 million agreed with Real Madrid. Considering that the relationship with Allegri has not taken off, what sense would it make to keep him for twelve months? Much will depend on the offers that come in over the next four days. However, the message is clear: Alex Jimenez is on his way out.
