Milan are after Renato Sanchez, the offer arrived at the offices of Lille. It is believed that the French would be satisfied with 40 million USD, and thanks to the American Elliott fund, which is in the ownership structure of both clubs, the Rossoneri can hope to sign the Portuguese midfielder in the future. However, if the French Le 10 Sport is to be believed, Milan will have some fierce competition in the form of Arsenal.Fri, 23.00: (2.30) MONACO (3.35) LILLE (3.40)The Gunners have already presented their interest to the Les Dogues, as well as to the Portuguese, ie his representatives, and they are ready to make an offer in the coming weeks. The London club could have a financial advantage, but the sports sector of Milan, led by Paolo Maldini, relies on good relations between the two clubs and the fact that in the last two years Milan filled Lille’s ‘piggy-bank’ with 50 million USD by purchasing Rafael Leao and Mike Maignan.Milan is already looking to the future and the possibility that Franck Kessie will not stay at San Siro – they see Sanches as an ideal replacement. They want the 24-year-old signed as soon as January, since the Rossoneri will be without Kessie and Benacer for a month (the two are going to the African Cup of Nations).Arsenal lack classic central midfielders – only Albert Sambi Lokonga is available at the moment with Granit Xhaka injured and Thomas Partey (who is a defensive midfielder) helping out.Running out of wiggle room: Milan are offering $7.5 million per season – but Kessie wants more than $10 millionThe guy who won the prestigious UEFA Golden Boy Award in 2016, had a lot of oscillations in his career, but he managed to get back on track in the last two years. A little over five years ago, Bayern bought him from Benfica for 40 million USD, and as he did not perform well at the Allianz Arena (53 games, two goals, three assists), the next summer he was sent on loan to Swansea. Since 2019, he has been a member of Lille, with whom he won the Ligue 1 title.This season, Renato has played six games in Ligue 1, two in the Champions League and has one assist so far. The numbers would probably have been better if he had not missed matches in the period from mid-August to the end of September due to meniscus problems.
