Italian giants AC Milan will later today hold decisive talks with Spanish LaLiga side Villarreal over their plans to sign Nigeria international winger Samuel Chukwueze, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
AC Milan are keen on signing Chukwueze but an agreement on the transfer fee for the 24 year old with Villarreal, where he has a year to go on his deal has been the major stumbling block towards making the move happen.
While Milan are open to paying €25m, Villarreal values Chukwueze in the region of €35m and have refused to back down on their valuation even in the face of the fact they could lose him for free in a year time.
Today’s talks will go a long way in determining if the Italian side will proceed with the idea of the Nigerian or switch targets. Already they have lined up Villarreal Nigerian born winger Arnaut Danjuma with talks over a loan deal going on well.
Danjuma spent last season on loan to English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur but failed to nail a permanent spot in the team. A few of around €3m will be able to secure him on loan despite Villarreal demanding €4m.
The idea according to seveal sources is to sign him alongside Chukwueze, but if Milan refuse to drop their valuation then they will settle for the Dutch international, who plays from the right like his fellow Nigerian.
Born in the ancient Nigerian city of Kaduna to a Nigerian mother and a Dutch father, he is a full fledge senior international for the Netherlands with six caps. He progressed from the U22 to the main team in 2018 after turning down an approach from Nigeria to play for them under erstwhile coach Gernot Rohr.
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