Milan may not be finished with reinforcements despite the recent signing of Youssouf Fofana, as they are still interested in Manu Koné, who was seen as a replacement for the Frenchman, but they will need to sell Ismael Bennacer to free up a spot in that position. The Sports Newspaper informed.

Paulo Fonseca has left out Yacine Adli and Tommaso Pobega from the lineups for the opening match. The club wants to get rid of them, but they would have to part with another player to have space on their lists.

Milan hope that the Saudi teams that have their eyes on Bennacer will come forward in the next two weeks and quickly capitalise on the windfall for Koné. The Algerian talisman has a release clause of 50 million euros. Rossoneri could settle for less due to his declining performances and his €4 million salary. Al-Ittihad and Al-Qadsiah have their eye on him.

Roma is also interested in the Borussia Mönchengladbach star. He is worth around 20 million euros and has two years left on his contract. He has 86 Bundesliga appearances, 4 goals and 4 assists to his name. The 23-year-old contributed to France’s silver medal at the recent Olympic Games.

Our opinion on Milan, Koné and Bennacer

The latter has been a shadow of his former self since returning from a serious knee injury, but they need someone more creative than Tijjani Reijnders, even if the two potential deals would mean the permanent use of an aggressive 4-2-3-1. Even with Saudi sides in the spotlight, it is wishful thinking that they will get that kind of money.

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