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AC Milan are well and truly making it known that they’re fighting for one of Manchester United’s key targets this summer.
The Red Devils have done an amazing job of remodelling their defence this summer with the departure of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Willy Kambwala, to be replaced with Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
United have also managed to beginning fixing their attacking options, with the signing of Joshua Zirkzee, however this still remains an area of concern as recently raised by former club captain, Roy Keane.
Keane raised his worries for the club next season, saying: “For all the nice play they have and good players, I still worry about the goalkeeper and striker.
He continued: “On paper they have a decent squad, but the reality is when they’ve played games, and last year with their record in the league they were so open.”
These comments were backed up by his concerns over the “spine” of the club with the limited transfer movement in the midfield department this summer.
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His concerns may now be even more valid, with United slipping down the pecking order for one of their two key midfielder targets.
AC Milan set on signing Youssouf Fofana
Fofana has already stirred up a lot of interest and several offers from across Europe.
West Ham United submitted an initial bid of €35 million for the France international which was accepted by Monaco, however the midfielder turned down the move.
AC Milan have already submit an initial bid of €20 million including add-ons, which was rejected with Monaco, holding out for €25 million plus easy add-ons. Reports from sports journalist Fabrizio Romano have announced that Milan have now revised this to be €20 million fixed fee as well as difficult add-ons, however it’s not yet known how Monaco have responded to their latest bid.
Former United and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who acts as an operating partner to Milan owners, American investment firm, RedBird, has said: “God created the world in seven days: today is the first.”
He continued: “Will the midfielder arrive on the sixth day? It could be. We want to build a team that is as compact as possible.”
Now, Italian publication Gazzetta dello Sport has reported that Milan’s manager Paulo Fonseca has weighed in on their pursuit of Fofana. Fonseca commented: “the midfielder we are looking for is Fofana, we all know that”.
The report continued, referencing United’s preference of PSG’s Manuel Ugarte over Fofana, saying: “the white smoke for the Uruguayan to the Red Devils would be another assist for Milan in the race for Fofana”.
However, if United don’t seal a deal for Ugarte, they could whole heartedly turn their attention to Fofana, with an even bigger bid that Milan, yet still cheaper than a deal for Ugarte.
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