The Iranian, who was a started against Rio Ave, appeared demotivated: Porto won with a comeback as soon as he was substituted. Milan is in a race against time to close the deal; these are intense hours.
Rio Ave, defeated in a comeback by Porto in last night’s league match, could have been Mehdi Taremi‘s last opponent in the Primeira Liga.
The Iranian, whom Sergio Conceição would like to keep in the team, has been heavily criticized in Portugal for a performance described as useless and very negative, and in fact, his substitution triggered Porto’s comeback.
One thing that is clear to everyone, including Porto, is that the player, whose contract expires in June 2024, absolutely wants to leave Porto and wear the ‘Rossonerri‘ jersey, as he has already said yes to the club from Milan.
With 3 days before the end of the transfer window, anything is still possible, but the negotiations are tough, on one hand, Porto stil wants €25m. On the other hand, the will of coach Sergio Conceição, who, would not want to give up a player who has scored a lot and consistently in recent years.
However, Milan is not giving up, and these are decisive hours: the two clubs are in constant contact, and the Furlani-Moncada duo has raised their offer to nearly 20 million euros, including bonuses will not go beyond that.
It remains to be seen how long Milan will wait: the feeling is that there will be significant developments already this evening. Just in the nick of time, Milan is also making some sales that could help them slightly increase the offer, reaching an agreement.
Saelemaekers will sign with Bologna today (a loan with an option to buy set at 10 million euros for 500,000 euros), Ballo-Touré could go on loan to Werder Bremen, and, above all, Torino could ultimately help Milan by bringing Origi to the Granata (the issue is the salary).
However, all these pieces need to fall into place within a couple of days at most because Colombo’s move to Monza is also in play. It’s a race against time, and today could be the key day.
