Milan might not be done adding despite recently onboarding Youssouf Fofana, as they are still keen on Manu Koné, who was believed to be a fallback to the Frenchman, but they’ll have to sell Ismael Bennacer to open up one spot in the role, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
Paulo Fonseca excluded Yacine Adli and Tommaso Pobega from the call-ups for the opener. The club is looking to offload them. However, they’d need to part ways with one more man to have space in their lists.
Milan hope that the Saudi teams eyeing Bennacer will come forward in the next two weeks and would quickly utilize the windfall for Koné. The Algerian talisman has a €50M release clause. The Rossoneri could settle for less due to his declining performances and €4M wages. Al-Ittihad and Al-Qadsiah have set sights on him.
Roma are keen on the Borussia Moenchengladbach star as well. He’s worth around €20M and has two more years on his contract. He has 86 Bundesliga appearances, 4 goals, and 4 assists to his name. The 23-year-old contributed to France’s silver medal in the recent Olympic Games.
Our Take on Milan, Koné, and Bennacer
The latter has been a shell of himself since coming back from a massive knee injury, but they need somebody a little creative other than Tijjani Reijnders, even though the two prospective deals would signal the permanent utilization of an aggressive 4-2-3-1. Even with the Saudi sides looming, it’s wishful thinking they’ll get so much money.
