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Napoli have made an offer for Yunus Musah and the player would prefer to join them over Nottingham Forest, a report claims.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) this morning, Napoli have recently reignited their interest in signing Musah, a player they had been pursuing with interest for several weeks.
The Italian champions have even submitted a new official offer to Milan, worth €22m plus bonuses. Napoli manager Antonio Conte sees the American as a suitable alternative to Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
Nottingham Forest are also still keen on the former Valencia man, but the player would prefer to remain in Italy and that could have a big bearing on where he ends up. To have a transfer battle is good news for Milan, though, in terms of driving the price up.
Surplus to requirements?
In the past few days, the reliable Matteo Moretto spoke about how Massimiliano Allegri actually wants Musah to stay at the club because he is a believer in his qualities. However, the sporting director Igli Tare suggested differently in an interview in June.
“I think Musah is an excellent player, but we are looking for profiles with characteristics that are useful for the project we have together with mister Allegri. We are looking for deeper midfielders in a three-man midfield,” he said.
““Musah does not have these characteristics, he can play in a two or three [man midfield] but with other characteristics. This is the real reason why we want to do something different. We are also evaluating the intervention of another player in midfield together with a striker.”
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