CorSport: A potential €108m ‘treasure’ – Milan plan to reinvest proceeds from buy-outs

With the winter transfer window now behind us, calculators are already in hand at AC Milan as they plan for the summer.

As Corriere dello Sport (via MN24) report this morning, Milan are ‘sitting on a potential goldmine’ generated by the numerous players currently on loan with options or obligations to buy, that the club hope to cash in on in the coming months.

€100m+ on the way?

Two players already appear destined to remain in their respective locations, guaranteeing an immediate revenue of around €27m. These are Alex Jimenez and Alvaro Morata: the former will get Milan around €12m (half the money from Bournemouth will go to Real Madrid) while the latter will generate about €15m.

The bulk of the money, however, depends on the performance of a veritable ‘platoon’ of players. Players like Lorenzo Colombo and Filippo Terracciano are tied to the performances of their clubs, in essence whether they are relegated or not.

There are the other names to consider too, such as Samuel Chukwueze at Fulham, Tommaso Pobega at Bologna, Yunus Musah at Atalanta and Ismael Bennacer at Dinamo Zagreb. There is confidence that at least the first two will be bought, generating close to €40m.

If their performances continue to impress, Milan could see its budget boosted to well over €100m. The management’s objective is clear: to use this cash to finance the signings requested by Massimiliano Allegri, such as the possible ‘Mister X’ for the attack and Mario Gila for the defence.

Having over €100m in revenue from sales alone would allow Milan to operate with greater margins in the incoming transfer market, without necessarily having to sacrifice their star players (like Rafael Leão or Christian Pulisic) to raise funds.

The growth of young players like Davide Bartesaghi and Koni De Winter has already demonstrated that a turnover of sorts is underway, making the departures of players currently on loan less painful.