Romano: Milan made ‘several inquiries’ about Retegui – the offer that was ready

AC Milan director Igli Tare wanted to sign Mateo Retegui in the summer, but could not rival the bid that came in from the Middle East.

Milan were linked with a long list of strikers during the most recent summer window. Some never seemed close to joining like Dusan Vlahovic and Moise Kean, while others came a lot closer like Victor Boniface and Conrad Harder.

In the end, no natural centre-forward arrived. The big investment was made to sign Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea for €37m plus bonuses, a player who is more of a wild card given the various roles he can fill.

‘Tare made several enquiries’

Fabrizio Romano spoke in a YouTube video on his channel and gave some interesting background about Milan’s attempts to land Retegui, which ultimately fell short financially.

“In June, Igli Tare made several inquiries about bringing Mateo Retegui to Milan, but at different prices, the Rossoneri would never have paid €66-70m,” he stated.

“We were talking about different figures, around €35-40m with bonuses. Atalanta never opened up and waited for Saudi Arabia. Milan, however, had some thoughts about it.

“Retegui isn’t considering a January departure from Al-Qadisiya. The striker will still consider Serie A in the future, I can assure you. The meeting with Milan didn’t work out for several reasons.”