The City full-back would arrive for free but wants a contract until 2027. Short contact with United for the attacker. But the regulation on non-EU citizens provides that only one can arrive
An Englishman will strengthen Milan in this January transfer window. We will see soon whether it will be Marcus Rashford or Kyle Walker. The Devil will have contact with Manchester United between today and tomorrow to understand how much he can contribute to the payment of the salary, while Manchester City has entered into the idea of letting their leader start without a score, eager to try a adventure abroad. Due to the rule on non-EU citizens born in England, the club from via Aldo Rossi can only register one and, if until a few days ago Rashford seemed the absolute priority to strengthen the attack department with a real wildcard, after the summit in Saturday night between the management and coach Conceiçao at San Siro, there is an ongoing discussion. And the head-to-head between the two Englishmen is alive.
Different options
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It is clear that the players have different roles, but the parameters and formulas of the two operations are also different. The former Porto coach, who considers the team already strong and who is focused on how to make it perform according to its potential, will evaluate in these days whether the City defender or the United attacker could be more useful to his way of playing . In the meantime, the management will try to fully clarify the parameters of the two deals which arise from the common desire of the two players to leave Manchester.
Contact for Rashford
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Marcus now lives separated at home with United and yesterday he wasn’t even called up for the FA Cup match which the Red Devils won after penalties on the Arsenal pitch. Amorim has made a clear choice (“Will he play for United again? I don’t know. We’ll see”) and the management fully supports him because they didn’t like some of the attitudes and behaviors of the boy, who grew up in the club’s youth system. Rashford’s entourage has received interest from various clubs in recent days: among the possible destinations at the moment there are no teams from Saudi Arabia, which United would like because they could even try to sell the card without giving him out on loan with a part of the salary paid. Furthermore, he would avoid seeing Marcus return to sender next summer and would no longer have to worry about paying him a salary of 13.5 million net per season until 2028. Rashford likes Milan a lot and he let Ibrahimovic, Furlani and Moncada know this. It is no coincidence that on Saturday Zlatan said to Sky and Dazn: “When I played with him in Manchester he was very strong. In my opinion he can cover all the roles up front and makes the difference”. Having Marcus for Conceiçao would mean being able to count on a real offensive wildcard. The problem is that so far Rashford’s agent and brother have stalled by making it clear that they like the transfer to Milan, but not closing the doors in case of other fascinating solutions (Tottenham, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund have also looked for it) .
Walker away for free
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Walker, however, put the Devil at the top of his list of priorities. It was his agent who tested the waters with the Rossoneri managers in recent days and the conditions he hypothesized are landing at Milanello for free and a contract until 2027. If the player does not change his mind and is not convinced by Guardiola to stay, City will let him start at zero as a sign of gratitude after an incredible career with the Citizens shirt (he was purchased in 2017 for fifty-two million and is the captain of the team). Despite being thirty-four and a half years old, Walker has asked for a two and a half year contract, spreading over this period the nine million plus bonuses that he still has to receive from City (six net per season). Kyle can play both central and right winger. He would bring leadership to the department and the locker room in light of an impressive trophy cabinet. His arrival would not rule out the purchase of a striker, a move that is now inevitable following Okafor’s departure.
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