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AC Milan’s new left-back will not be Archie Brown, as he is about to sign for José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce after flying to Turkey.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Brown will join Fenerbahce for ‘just a few million more’ than Milan’s offer. It represents ‘a slap in the face for AC Milan’s higher-ups’, who let the Gent defender ‘slip from under their noses’.
What happened?
As of late last night, the Rossoneri were ahead in the race for the 24-year-old, but overnight the Turkish club decisively overtook them. Brown will fly to Istanbul in the next few hours for a medical.
The higher salary offer from Mourinho’s club was decisive. The former Derby County youngster had been chosen as a replacement for Theo Hernandez, who has gone to Al-Hilal to join up with Simone Inzaghi.
Archie Brown himself commented to Fabrizio Romano: “The deal was basically done with AC Milan. I was ready to go. But then, I got a call from Fenerbahçe president overnight. That changed everything. The passion he showed, the vision… it made the decision clear. I knew I had to come to Fener.”
It continues a frustrating trend for Milan: after failing to make the decisive breakthrough for Ardon Jashari following over a fortnight of negotiations with Club Brugge, they have seen another target from Belgium leave their sights.
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