Milan are accelerating negotiations for Adrien Rabiot (right). The inclusion of the French midfielder would allow the sale of Younis Moussa to Atalanta - but is this a good deal for the “Rossoneri“, or do the club have more pressing priorities, asks the authoritative publication “La Gazzetta dello Sport”. The “Rossoneri“ management believes that it has made significant progress in the talks. The conversation with the mother and agent of the footballer - Veronique, became much more intense yesterday after the first contacts on Friday. A further sign of development is the decision of Olympique Marseille to take on loan with an option to buy the young Belgian Arthur Vermeeren from Leipzig. With this addition, the tension surrounding Rabiot is no longer such an urgent problem for Marseille.
However, sporting director Benatia is visibly irritated by the Frenchman's behavior and especially by his team, who, in his opinion, are not giving him the right advice. The lack of immediate apologies after the incident has only worsened relations. Rabiot thus risks remaining at Olympique Marseille in the role of "expelled", and facing serious difficulties upon his return to the team. A situation that is hardly ideal before the upcoming World Cup.
For Milan, the key moment now is to finalize personal terms with the midfielder, who currently earns over 5 million euros net per season. After that, an agreement must be reached with the French, who value Rabiot at around 15 million euros and are not inclined to make concessions due to the tense situation.