Milan accelerates for Reijnders. And Pulisic

From the Tanzanian savannah to the Milanello forest, Tijjani Reijnders’ summer is one breathtaking journey after another. For the first leg, the Dutch talent from Az Alkmaar enjoyed a dream vacation with his wife Marina; the second stage instead provides for a much, much longer stay, at least five years with the Rossoneri jersey on. Tijjani already has a ticket for Italy ready, he is just waiting for a call from Milan and the green light from his current club: the goal of the midfielder from Zwolle and that of the club in via Aldo Rossi is to be able to close with Az by this weekend, to allow Reijnders to present himself at the meeting on July 10th and immediately start working with Pioli and his new companions. The more the hours go by, the more trust grows: the feeling is that the start of the new season and the closing of the deal can really fit together.

TIJJANI PUSHES

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The operation is within reach because Milan have moved forward a lot. First of all, he convinced Tijjani that the Rossoneri project is the best possible: in Italy he is expected by a club that focuses on young players (and which has won a Scudetto with young players), a leading role in the new midfield that is emerging and a coach capable of modeling the talent available and accelerating the growth process of the under 25s. From promise to star: like Leao, Hernandez, Tonali in recent years. Reijnders has said yes to Milan, he has a five-year deal worth one million seven hundred thousand euros per season, and he has no intention of changing his mind, as demonstrated by the “no thanks” to Barcelona who had tested the waters in recent days. Logical that in such a context everything plays in favor of the Devil, who started slowly and is now ready to push to close over the weekend.

it accelerates

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Az refused a first offer of 16 million plus bonuses: for the Dutch, the gap between the AC Milan offer and their request, of 25 million, was still too high. It is probable that Milan will restructure the offer, approaching the 20 quota, but what matters is that the dialogue with Az in these hours has intensified significantly: Milan and Az talk and talk again, if the pace will be this too in the next few days, the white smoke will be able to arrive before the works at Milanello officially get underway. Also because the game is now played over bridgeable distances: the inclusion of bonuses and a possible resale percentage can become the key to the exclamation point on the negotiation.

PULISIC, IT’S SO LITTLE

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In the Rossoneri’s house there is growing optimism also on the Pulisic front, another who has already chosen the Devil and is just waiting for Chelsea to decide to let him leave. Under what conditions is the problem to be solved: the Blues would like to collect around 25 million and thus realize a capital gain on the last depreciation charge in the balance sheet. Milan have raised their offer from the initial 14 million to the current 19 million and are counting on a fact that limits Chelsea’s claims: in a year Pulisic will be free to go wherever he wants, as a free agent, and the new coach Pochettino’s project will not expects raises for him. The parties are getting closer and the excellent relations between the two clubs can do the rest: what if Pulisic arrives in time for Monday’s meeting?

HERE’S ROMERO

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Luka Romero, on the other hand, will be there: yesterday afternoon the 18-year-old Argentine landed at Malpensa and this morning he will undergo medical examinations, then he will sign at the club and begin his new adventure, his second in Serie A after two seasons at Lazio. Romero did not shine in the biancoceleste also because he was closed by the owners – his balance sheet in 2022-23 is 12 appearances and one goal – but Milan, who will sign him without a transfer fee, have decided to bet on his dribbling: the “Mini Messi”, as they called him in Argentina, will offer himself as an alternative on the right and on the trocar. There where Pioli awaits Pulisic but not only: Furlani and Moncada are working on the Chukwueze track, the explosive wing that would complete the right flank of the attack and push Kamada, a non-EU player like the Nigerian from Villarreal, out of the project. Contacts with the Spaniards are alive and the first offer from the Rossoneri served as a trailblazer for a negotiation that promises to be longer than the others. Like maybe it will happen for Yunus Musah of Valencia: there is already an agreement with him, but the club is in no hurry for him.