Each day at this time of year, SportItalia director Gianluigi Longari, who is very well connected, does a column on what’s happening in the market.
With efforts to sign Mathias Soule from Juventus looking increasingly complicated and expensive, and with claims the player prefers a move to AS Roma anyway, the Premier League club have been looking at other options.
Alexis Saelemaekers is one of those.
Owned by AC Milan, the recently turned 25-year-old spent last season on loan at Bologna. He played 30 Serie A games for them, mainly on the left wing, scoring four goals and adding three assists.
Soule, meanwhile, was on loan at Frosinone last season, and playing 36 Serie A matches, mainly on the right wing, the 21-year-old scored 11 goals and added three assists.
Both mainly operating on the wing, but on opposite sides.
Nevertheless, Longari reports negotiations are ongoing for a move to Leicester City. AC Milan want ‘no less than €15m, and the Foxes haven’t hit that figure yet.
Milan want to agree a deal ‘as soon as possible’, so there may well be room for some negotiation.
