AC Milan want to complete a deal for Joao Felix today or tomorrow and have told Chelsea their conditions to get the transfer done, TEAMtalk understands.
TEAMtalk reported in January that Milan are keen on signing Felix from Chelsea in the winter window. Sources have told us that the Italian club’s head coach, Sergio Conceicao, is “a big admirer” of his Portuguese compatriot and wants to work with him at San Siro.
Felix and Conceicao share the same agent, Jorge Mendes, and this is another factor that Milan believe could play to their advantage in the pursuit of the 25-year-old Portugal international forward.
TEAMtalk can now reveal that TODAY is the day when Milan want to complete a deal for Felix. Conceicao sees Felix as his “main target” and wants the Rossoneri to bring him to San Siro before the window closes next week.
Mendes has been working for days to prepare the ground for an operation that until a few days ago seemed unlikely, but now that Chelsea are willing to evaluate a loan deal without the obligation to buy, the possibilities are growing.
Milan, though, have set some clear conditions for Chelsea for a potential deal for Felix, who has scored seven goals and given two assists in 20 matches in all competitions this season.
The Rossoneri are keen on exclusively a loan deal for Felix. The Serie A club do not want an obligatory clause, but if pushed, they would be open to having an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season for €40million (£33.43m / $41.5m).
Milan are willing to pay part of the Felix’s salary until the end of the season, but the Italian giants do not want to cover all of his wages and would want Chelsea to subsidise them.
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