AC Milan have initiated contacts with Real Madrid regarding the signing of Arda Güler, we have learned, hoping to secure an initial loan deal.
According to what our editorial team at SempreMilan.it have discovered in the last few hours, there have been new contacts between Milan and Real Madrid for Guler. The forward has expressed the desire to play more, which Carlo Ancelotti is not able to guarantee at this time.
The Turkey international was decisive in the two matches played in the Copa del Rey by Los Blancos, providing two assists to Endrick, but he has collected just over 600 minutes this season in LaLiga, about the same as Noah Okafor at Milan.
However, Real Madrid’s management strongly believes in the former Fenerbahce starlet’s potential and do not intend to run the risk of letting him go permanently, and that’s where Milan come into the picture.
Milan and Real Madrid enjoy a special relationship dictated by mutual respect between the management, as well as the presence of Ancelotti. In the last few hours the two clubs have reportedly returned to the subject of Guler to replicate a similar operation from the recent past: that for Brahim Diaz.
The negotiation between Milan and Real would in fact be similar: a loan for a season and a half (expires June 2026) with an option to buy in favour of the Rossoneri and a slightly higher buy-back clause for Real which will be almost like a prize for the player’s development.
The recent talks between Milan and Real seem to have been positive, but the most complex part seems to be convincing the player to move. As a reminder, he chose the Madrid club over Milan
Despite his desire to play more consistently, Guler and his family would prefer a transfer to the Premier League or at least to a club that will be guaranteed to play in the Champions League next season.
Milan should today agree a deal to sign Kyle Walker from Manchester City on loan with an option to buy. The English defender will earn €2m net in this half season and, if he is permanent signed, another €4m per year until 2027.
It is a move that seems to be less of a tactical motivation, considering that Milan already have six full-backs in the squad as well as three right-backs. However, the increasingly likely change of formation by Conceicao, who will switch to 4-4-2, could explain the reason for the purchase of the English player.
It is not yet known what Walker’s role will be at Milan and above all how the hierarchies in the full-backs will change. It is also possible that he will be used mostly as a centre-back, notwithstanding any outgoings on that front.
Of course, there is the character element too. Amid reports that Conceicao does not believe the group have much resilience, adding an experienced winner who has been coached by Pep Guardiola for years should strengthen the dressing room.
