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AC Milan are working on the signing of Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace for the summer rather than immediately.
Some big news broke this morning: Milan have moved ahead of Nottingham Forest in the race to sign Mateta from Crystal Palace overnight, after talks between the clubs. Personal terms have been agreed with the striker, and now a €30m transfer agreement is close.
Despite this, there is the possibility that the France international may not arrive until the end of the season, with the possibility that Christopher Nkunku’s sale might facilitate the speeding up of things.
Mateta move later not now
Now, Matteo Moretto has given his take on things during a video on Fabrizio Romano’s Italian YouTube channel. He confirms that talks are ongoing, but Mateta may not arrive in this window.
He claims that Milan are working on the operation more in view of the summer. The directors would like to try to lock down the player now, aware of the fact that there’s competition from English clubs.
Milan are pushing hard on the player’s will to make the move to Italy amid strong competition from Nottingham Forest. There are also commissions and the salary issue to take into account, making it an ‘economically significant operation’.
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