Ever since arriving from Atalanta in 2019, Ivorian Franck Kessie had steadily paved his way to become AC Milan’s midfield pillar. When you watch Rossoneri matches, the difference between him being on the pitch and his absence is obvious. Milan love having him but will they manage to keep the African much longer?The 24-year-old’s current deal runs out at the end of this season, meaning that a decision is set to be made on his future by the January transfer window.And unfortunately for the Rossoneri, the Ivorian is reportedly keen on a move to the Premier League when his contract with the Italian club runs out.Tue, 28/9, 22.00: (2.85) MILAN (2.90) ATL. MADRID (3.00)The ever-calm-appearing midfielder has rejected Milan’s latest contract offer and is instead prioritising a move to England, according to 90min.Kessie has been involved in all of Milan’s last five matches, starting four of them, having made 37 league Serie A appearances last season.It is believed that Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal are among the clubs keeping tabs on the situation and Kessie sees the style of play in the Premier League as suiting his game.But interest in Kessie reaches further than English powerhouses – in the past, Bayern Munich and PSG also enquired about his availability.Tuesday night and Champions League – the entertainment is set! Here’s all you need to know about tonight’s gamesMilan’s technical director Paolo Maldini has not yet given up hope of persuading Kessie to commit his future to the club, even though it has been reported that talks of the footballer staying at San Siro are currently not making progress.Milan head coach Stefano Pioli joined Maldini and the whole AC Milan fanship when he stated it is his desire for the player to stay in Italy.’I would like Kessie to sign,’ Pioli told the Italian media last week. ‘The negotiations go on between the club and his agent, and I don’t think it’s the time to worry.’With Franck, I only talk about matters relating to the pitch and I always see him as positive and serene, there are no problems.’Giroud on signing for Milan: ‘There weren’t exactly 15 clubs interested in signing me’Representing the Ivory Coast in the Tokyo Olympics, Kessie’s summer was quite busy. Unfortunately, Spain – who went on to win silver – knocked his Elephants out in the quarter-finals.As far as his experience with English football, at least playing against Premier League teams – he played the 180 minutes across two legs against Manchester United last season, in the last 16 of the Europa League and this season he played the full 90 minutes at Anfield in Milan’s 3-2 Champions League defeat to Liverpool.
