AC Milan have had problems with the position of the right wing for several years now. Ever since the 2018/19 season, when Suso was operating on the right for the Rossoneri, the AC Milan team has failed to find a permanent solution in the mentioned position. Alexis Saelemaekers and Junior Messias “did their job” in the championship-winning season, but the numbers were missing (a total of six goals and five assists of the two in Serie A) and the right flank was marked as the weakest link of the Italian champions.Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara will try to strengthen that position this summer, but due to the lack of financial resources, their coffers are not overflowing and they will have to be practical once again. That is why they went back to thinking about Hakim Ziyech. The Moroccan has also been a wish of the AC Milan executives in the past, but for several reasons – primarily because they could not financially match other teams – had to come to terms with the fact that they will not bring the former Ajax player.🚨 Chelsea are open to selling Hakim Ziyech this summer. 🇲🇦 AC Milan are interested and already in talks with the player’s agent.(Source: @SkySport) pic.twitter.com/oD6ka2qIhW— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 24, 2022 Now the situation has changed somewhat. Dissatisfied with the minutes at Stamford Bridge, Ziyech wants to look for a new club this summer and is therefore open to moving to the San Siro, just as Chelsea are willing to let him go, disappointed with his performances. The problem, however, could be the salary of the 29-year-old football player, which amounts to around 6 million euros a year at Stamford Bridge. Even so – the Milan management has already entered into negotiations with Ziyech’s agents in order to find a solution, as per Gianluca di Marzio.It will, of course, be necessary to reach an agreement with Chelsea, although a mitigating circumstance in the negotiations between the two clubs could be that both are owned by the Americans. Calciomercato believes in the information of the mentioned journalist of the Italian Sky and adds that Ziyech was offered to Milan by his agent, and that from that point of view there are no obstacles regarding the transfer.Sun 00:00: (2.04) Estudiantes (3.35) Newell’S (3.90)The same source points out that the Moroccan would arrive at the San Siro on the same principle as his great friend Romelu Lukaku (which could be one of the reasons why Ziyech wants to continue his career in the City of Fashion) at Inter Milan, since Chelsea allegedly are asking for 6 million euros for a paid loan. However, in this situation with AC Milan, unlike the city rival and Lukaku, there is an option to buy out Ziyech.The good thing for Stefano Pioli is that Ziyech can cover the position of offensive midfielder equally well, which Brahim Diaz did not do that good. The potential option of a ‘delayed payment’ signing of the Moroccan would leave money in AC Milan’s coffers to buy Charles De Ketelaere – the primary target of Maldini and Massara for the position of trequartista (a playmaker who operates behind the front line but in front of the midfield).
