By the end of June, AC Milan’s transfer window action was taking the form of a giant frustration. New contracts were delayed for Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara, who in such circumstances could not conduct any negotiations regarding the bringing of new players. Sven Botman slipped out of the hands of the Rossoneri; previously the theft of Renato Sanches by Paris Saint-Germain was already seen as imminent. Not to mention the disappointment the average Milan fan experienced after the information that the new boss Gary Cardinale will provide only 45 to 50 million euros to bring new players.It all led to a fiasco of a transfer window, and then the July sun dawned on Via Aldo Rossi. On the first day of the current month, Maldini and Massara got new contracts and started doing what they know best – transfer alchemy. With a rather limited budget, they managed to build a team that won the Scudetto, and as turning stones into gold is their specialty, they managed to bring Milan back into the race for Renato Sanches. Through intensive negotiations in recent days, they convinced Lille to accept to sell the Portuguese to them a year before the end of the contract for only 10 million euros.##NAJAVA_MECA_6495950##In fact, the sports sector of the Rossoneri took advantage of the fact that Paris Saint-Germain are currently occupied with the sale of football players, and that their offensive is focused on bringing Inter’s Milan Skriniar. However, shaking hands with Lille is only the first step in the demanding journey of convincing Jorge Mendes to pack his player on a plane to Malpensa airport.Therefore, AC Milan’s M&M duo simultaneously tries to hit the bullseye on three targets. The absolute priority is Charles De Ketelaere, for whom the San Siro club is preparing an offer of 30 million euros, which they believe will be sufficient. Optimism is also growing regarding the loan of Hakim Ziyech, which is believed to cost the Rossoneri around 5 million euros. So, theoretically, De Ketelaere, Ziyech and Sanchez fit into the sum intended by the new owner for purchasing new footballers, while Milan will obviously look for a cheaper solution for the center defender position.🚨 AC Milan have agreed on a fee of around €10m with Lille for the transfer of Renato Sanches!Only personal terms are left to be finalised.(Source: @SkySport) pic.twitter.com/zZbzpJ30ZY— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 7, 2022 Gianluca Di Marzio mentions the name of Japhet Tanganga, who for years has failed to establish himself at Tottenham. From the plans to spend thirty million on the stopper (Botman), the strategy has changed. The biggest investments will go in the direction of buying a playmaker that the famous club from San Siro has been lacking for years, while it is believed that Fikayo Tomori, Pierre Kalulu, Simon Kjaer (after his recovery from injury) and another low-budget acquisition in the position of stopper will be enough for Milan’s Serie A title. As it was the case last season.
