Schira: Marseille hope to re-sign Bennacer – disagreement over the formula

Ismael Bennacer will leave AC Milan before the summer window shuts, and Marseille are keen on bringing him back.

After being linked with a move there last summer, Bennacer went to Marseille on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy right at the end of the winter transfer window. However, he struggled to play regularly and they did not use the buy-out.

It was clear from the early part of preseason that Massimiliano Allegri had no intentions of including him in his plans. There have been various exit links as a result, from Saudi Arabia to reuniting with Stefano Pioli at Fiorentina.

According to Nicolo Schira, Bennacer will leave Milan this summer. Olympique Marseille would like to re-sign him just on a dry loan, but Milan are currently wanting a permanent deal or at the very least a loan with obligation to buy.

Not only that, but the journalist claims that Bennacer has turned down three bids from Saudi Arabia, Russia and Turkey in the last weeks. So, it seems to very much be the case that the Algerian wishes to choose his next destination, which does not help Milan’s plans to offload him quickly.