GdS: Milan close to finalising €5m deal for the ‘next Vlahovic’ – the details

AC Milan are very close to finalising a deal for another striker, after having got the one for Niclas Füllkrug over the line.

As La Gazzetta dello Sport report, in addition to bringing Füllkrug to Italy in a loan with option to buy deal, Milan have ‘essentially finalised’ the signing of centre-forward Andrej Kostic from Partizan Belgrade in Serbia.

Kostic has already scored eight goals in the Serbian league at the age of just 18, and he is referred to by some as the ‘next Vlahovic’. The deal isn’t 100% complete, but it’s nearing completion.

Another deal close

The idea is to bring Kostic in as quickly as possible, to familiarise him with the Milan environment. It’s a January deal and not one for June, while the permanent purchase is expected to be worth around €5m.

Kostic can play as a striker or as a second striker. He’s physically imposing, standing at 188cm tall, and is growing rapidly. This summer, he moved from Buducnost to Partizan and that’s when the Vlahovic comparisons started, with whom he shares an agent.

This season, despite playing limited minutes, he’s the team’s second-highest scorer. On September 5th, he scored in the Italy-Montenegro U21 match played in La Spezia.

Milan are signing Kostic with the idea of ​​giving him plenty of minutes with Milan Futuro, the second team competing in Serie D. Naturally, it will be up to him to prove himself on a daily basis in order to earn some playing time with the first team, either this season or next.