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AC Milan are yet to fully secure the signing of Conrad Harder from Sporting Lisbon. According to a report, the deal could fall through at the last minute.
On Monday evening, it was reported by various sources that Milan had reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon for Harder. The transfer fee was believed to be €23-24m plus bonuses, with a contract worth €1.5m per season ready for the player.
However, there has been no significant movement since and the reason that has been reported in the media is that Sporting want to find a replacement first. This stalemate has put the entire transfer seriously at risk, as reported this afternoon.
Milan could abandon pursuit
According to Michele Criscitiello of SportItalia, the negotiations between Milan and Sporting have now become ‘complicated’ and the transfer ‘could fall through’ as a result. There will be new contacts between the parties shortly but for now, pessimism is filtering.
It remains to be seen if Milan will move forward with the Dane, or if they will switch to another target. Dusan Vlahovic remains on their radar and he’s the striker that Max Allegri has requested, so perhaps that would make more sense.
The next few hours should tell us more about the situation as Milan ultimately need to move fast, with the window closing on Monday evening.
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