CM: Allegri believes Fiorentina star is ‘perfect’ for Milan – summer plot already hatched

AC Milan were a failed Jean-Philippe Mateta medical away from having a new No.9, but now they are considering new names for the summer.

As Calciomercato.com report, the real objective for Milan this season is to secure qualification for next season’s Champions League, which will bring in a much-needed boost in revenues that will allow the squad to be strengthened.

A leap back into Europe’s top competition requires two or three targeted signings that can elevate the Milan starting line-up, bringing it closer to Inter’s. While waiting to see if Christopher Nkunku keeps scoring and how Santiago Gimenez returns, the directors are plotting for the summer.

Kean over Vlahovic?

Dusan Vlahovic remains a top name on Igli Tare’s radar, but negotiations with his agents aren’t progressing as planned. The obstacle of a very high commission – approaching a €20m signing-on fee – is a hurdle that Milan’s internal stance makes difficult to resolve.

The feeling among the management is that Vlahovic will leave Juventus but also Italy in the summer, instead signing for a team around Europe that have the financial capabilities of paying whatever it takes up front.

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So, Milan could turn to Moise Kean. Massimiliano Allegri would have liked Kean in the winter transfer window that has just closed. He is the coach’s favorite, and Allegri himself would have even gone all out for him, wanting to pair him with Rafa Leao to ‘create a potentially lethal goalscoring duo’.

Given his characteristics, the manager thinks Kean would be perfect fit. The Fiorentina star is strong with his back to goal to push the team forward, devastating when he has open field in front of him, and has shown himself to be a lethal finisher.

The conditions for such a deal in January were not feasible, but Kean’s situation will be different in June, especially considering the €62m release clause which applies each summer for two weeks in July.

The Italian’s tenure at Fiorentina is nearing its end and Milan plan to negotiate with Fiorentina, because they consider the clause to be significantly higher than Kean’s market value.