Milan-Fiorentina, possible player exchange in January: the details
AC Milan and Fiorentina will return to make business again in the January transfer window with a player exchange deal already being negotiated.
As soon as the Serie A championship stops transfer rumors take life, after all the January winter session is not so far away, in just two months negotiation for possible deals will restart. AC Milan could return to work, in particular to strengthen the midfield department, which, according to everyone, is still a little short considering the limited choices for coach Montella. This is demonstrated by the fact that an element such as Franck Kessie often appears to be squeezed by too many first minute starts in midfield.
Meanwhile, according to underground moves reported by La Nazione, a possible exchange in midfielder is taking place between Milan and Fiorentina, two clubs that last summer collaborated on the market for the transfer of Nikola Kalinic to the rossoneri for 25 millions. Everything is born from an idea of the Viola club, who are looking for a playmaker to put in the middle of the field, seeing the obvious lack of ideas and rhythm in the maneuver of the team trained by Stefano Pioli.
Fiorentina in January want to loan an old target of theirs, Manuel Locatelli, a young Milan youth sector product chased for a long time in the summer but without success. The 19 year old is considered an asset for the rossoneri but is not excluded that he can be sent elsewhere to play with more continuity. That viola could be an ideal solution, even if the idea of sports director Pantaleo Corvino would be to sign Locatelli permanently.
In return Fiorentina would propose to the rossoneri the signing of Milan Badelj, the Croatian metronome too was a target for the rossoneri least year. Badelj’s contract expires in June and surely Fiorentina are likely to lose him for free. That’s why they would be willing to sacrifice an important midfielder like Badelj in order to get to Locatelli. It’s Mirabelli job to reflect and hypothesize the right solution.
