CM: Kostic only wants Milan – increased bid is needed with Kirovski at work

Andrej Kostic has made it clear that he wants to join AC Milan, and talks are still ongoing between the clubs to try make the deal happen.

According to Calciomercato.com, Kostic is being sought by most of Europe’s top clubs but wants to wear the Milan shirt. He and his agent Darko Ristic are at work, the same man who is handling the interests of another target this summer, Dusan Vlahovic.

However, there is still a gap with the club that Kostic currently plays for, Partizan Belgrade. The Serbian side have not yet accepted the advances of the Diavolo.

Terms agreed, what next?

As mentioned, Kostic wants Milan and is pushing hard to facilitate things. An agreement was reached a few days ago over personal terms thanks to the hard work of the Milan Futuro sporting director Jovan Kirovski and the agent of the Montenegro U21 international.

Contacts between the two clubs are quite continuous and there is the desire to find a meeting point. Just as Matteo Moretto reports, there is still a gap between what Milan are willing to offer and what Partizan want.

Milan submitted a proposal based on a fixed base offer of between €2-3m, and the total package wouldn’t break the €4-5m mark. They could go up to €7-8m, but only with the inclusion of some performance-related bonuses.

Therefore, further diplomatic work will be needed to reach a final agreement, considering that Partizan would like to secure a solid fixed income and his valuation starts at a higher figure (especially considering the 20% resale clause Pogdorica have).

The Rossoneri are working to bridge the gap and sign a player that would be initially allocated to the Futuro and, if he performs well, could climb the ranks and reach the first team. This season Kostic has already made 27 appearances in all competition and has scored nine goals.