Milan looks for midfield metronome, or give up Richie, sign-free Modric, aiming at 23-year-old Italian international

After selling Reindez for a total price of 70 million euros, AC Milan began to look for new midfielders in the transfer market. According to Allegri's requirements, the management will give priority to introducing organizational midfielders. In addition to signing Modric without signing, the club also wants to continue to follow the Italian localization strategy and introduce an Italian international midfielder.

After some bargaining, AC Milan midfielder Reindes finally announced his joining Manchester City. Blue Moon paid a fixed transfer fee of €55 million for the Dutch midfielder, and if other floating terms are included, the maximum total price can reach €70 million. This revenue also allowed Milan to make another profit in the 24/25 fiscal year. After cashing out Reindez, Milan's midfield configuration was extremely weak, leaving only a few second-rate players, Fofana, Chik, Moussa, and Bondo. The club urgently needed to replenish fresh blood. Referring to Allegri's previous coaching philosophy, whether it is the 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation, an organized midfielder who is dispatched in the middle of the court is needed.

On this basis, Milan must accelerate the search for a midfield metronome that conforms to Allegri's tactical system. The new sports director Tare acted quickly and quickly contacted Modric. The 39-year-old Golden Globe winner's contract with Real Madrid is about to expire, and Milan is very close to visa-free.

Tarre recently went to Croatia to contact Modric's agent and then had a key conversation with the player himself. It is reported that the Croatian Legend has agreed to a 1+1 contract, with an annual salary of 4 million euros including bonuses. Modric may not follow Real Madrid to participate in the Club World Cup again. After playing two World Cup qualifiers for Croatia, he will fly to Italy for a physical examination and sign a formal contract with Milan.

However, Modric is already 39 years old after all, and he averages 52 minutes of playing time in La Liga in the 24/25 season. It is unrealistic to ask him to attend every game after joining Milan. Therefore, the Ross and Blacks need to introduce another new midfielder, preferably an Italian local youth training player.

The hottest object was previously passed on was Richie from Turin. The 23-year-old Italian international is good at dragging the ball, and he averaged 38.2 passes in the league this season, with a success rate of 90%. In addition, his defensive coverage is also very strong, with an average running distance of 11.3 kilometers per game.

However, it has been reported that because the asking price in Turin exceeded 35 million euros, and Allegri did not trust Richie, Milan seemed to cool down the negotiations and began to focus on two other midfielders. The first is Venice midfielder Cavilla. The 24-year-old Italian comes from Juventus youth training. This season, he serves as a single midfielder in Turin's 3-5-2 formation, with a market price of about 15 million euros. Another new goal that Milan pays attention to is Rovera of Lazio. The Blue Eagles' core organization was coached by Allegri for three games during Juventus. Uncle Zen was impressed by him and believed that he was one of Milan's ideal signings. Rovera, 23, just made her debut in the Italian national team at the end of 2024.

Rovela is not only good-looking and has excellent organizational and scheduling capabilities. This season, he averaged 61.3 passes per game in Serie A, with a success rate of 91%, and created excellent opportunities in total 6 times, with an average score of 7.1 points. On the defensive end, the Italians can average 2.6 steals, 1.3 interceptions and 1.4 clearances per game. It can be said that both offense and defense are excellent, which is even better than Ricci.

For such an excellent and young Italian local player, Lazio will definitely not let him go easily. His German turnover price has reached 28 million euros. The Blue Eagles have just recently rejected Inter Milan's offer for Aslaniga cash. It is expected that their psychological price will be at least 35 million euros, which is also close to Ricci's asking price, and it is not easy for Milan to sign.