Romano: Milan ‘really like’ Chelsea forward – costs ‘very high’ but ‘things can change’

Fabrizio Romano is the latest to suggest that AC Milan will be priced out of a deal for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson.

It has been publicly announced by Milan that they want a striker. With last season’s options Alvaro Morata, Tammy Abraham and Luka Jovic not here any more, winter signing Santiago Gimenez is the only remaining centre-forward in the squad.

Chelsea set demands high

Earlier today, Kieran Gill – a Chelsea reporter for the Daily Mail – stated that the Blues believe he is a ‘potential £100 million striker’. Of course, this equates to €115m, which is a completely outlandish figure for the Rossoneri.

Fabrizio Romano, speaking on his YouTube channel, gave an update on the story that Milan are interested in signing Jackson and confirmed the idea that he would potentially cost too much.

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“Milan really like Nicolas Jackson and were close to signing him from Villarreal. However, the costs are very high at the moment because Chelsea value him so highly. Things can change in the transfer market, but right now the costs are very high,” he said (via MilanNews).

Milan were actually linked with Jackson in the 2023 summer mercato, when he was playing for Villarreal in LaLiga. The management were apparently ready to pay the €35m release clause in his contract, Fabrizio Romano claimed at the time, but Chelsea’s offer was more lucrative.