GdS: Milan hope Mendes and player’s desire will help land Estupinan for under €20m

AC Milan have made an offer for Pervis Estupinan of Brighton, but they do not want to go pay €20m+ to sign him.

La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) write that Giorgio Furlani and Igli Tare are moving to fill the gaps on both flanks. On the right, an offer hasn’t yet been made for Almeria’s Marc Pubill, but at the same time, there’s little hope that Strasbourg will lower their asking price for Guéla Doué.

Estupinan offer made

Milan’s attention is now more focused on the left flank, and in particular on Brighton’s Pervis Estupinan. This is a big opportunity, and the club have made an initial offer of €12m to sign the Ecuador international.

It’s not enough to secure an agreement, but the Seagulls have already signed Maxim De Cuyper as a left-back. Furthermore, in recent months, Brighton assured Jorge Mendes – the Ecuadorian’s agent – that they will release him if he receives a suitable offer.

The player himself admitted as much back home, stating ‘I want to grow in my career’ in an interview, and now expects his wish to be fulfilled. Milan do want to reach the €20m mark because they know the player, despite having other tempting offers, is pushing to come to Italy.

A little more work is needed, and Mendes is also contributing to the acceleration of the process. Alternatives on the left? Eintracht Frankfurt’s Nathaniel Brown has also been mentioned. He’s not related to Archie Brown, who ended up at Fenerbahce after a back-and-forth with the Rossoneri.

Brown, born in 2003, is considered an interesting prospect, although the focus is now on Estupinan. And then there’s Girona’s Miguel Gutierrez, who has long been on AC Milan’s radar, but who has never been approached.