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AC Milan are reportedly unwilling to satisfy AS Monaco’s £21 million asking value for midfielder Youssouf Fofana.
Manchester United have been working laborious to enhance their squad this summer time and after engaged on the assault and defence, they’ve shifted consideration to the midfield with 15 extra days left earlier than the switch window closes.
Manuel Ugarte and Sander Berge have been closely linked to a transfer to United however one title that has not disappeared is that of Youssouf Fofana.
It had been reported that AC Milan, who’ve been chasing the participant all summer time, feared historical past repeating itself like within the Joshua Zirkzee deal and United hijacking the transfer.
It was even claimed that the Mancunian facet have been about to make their opening bid for the midfielder however AC Milan responded and upped their bid for the him.
La Gazzetta dello Sport report that Milan will nonetheless not meet Monaco’s asking value nonetheless.
Milan “are contemplating whether or not so as to add to the twenty million already proposed some bonuses (four-five million) linked to the trophies received” however they “is not going to attain the twenty-five plus bonuses that they want within the Principality; a lot much less the thirty-five that West Ham appeared keen to placed on the desk earlier than being stopped by the need of the French midfielder.”
The San Siro outfit imagine that Monaco’s stance will soften as the top of the window approaches as they won’t wish to lose the participant on a free subsequent yr.
Apparently, the Italian outlet declare that Milan predict the “white smoke” and are usually not involved by United’s curiosity within the participant. They declare that Erik ten Hag solely sees Fofana as a “luxurious different” to his important precedence, Ugarte.
Corriere dello Sport add to this and report that Fofana has little interest in becoming a member of United this summer time, as he solely has eyes for Milan.
“Fofana, too, is attempting to power the difficulty as a lot as he can. In two methods: to begin with by refusing the advances of some other membership (West Ham and Manchester United included) by advantage of his want to maneuver to the Rossoneri, after which by coaching individually from the remainder of his teammates at Monaco whereas ready for developments out there.”
Subsequently, United may most probably afford a deal for Fofana because the asking value is nicely beneath that of Ugarte however would reportedly have severe work to do to persuade the participant of a transfer to Manchester.
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