Milan might have to make multiple moves in the midfield and have started tracking Johnny Cardoso to potentially further address it. The Rossoneri’s priorities continue to be Youssouf Fofana and Lazar Samardzic, but those chases haven’t advanced in the last couple of days, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
Moreover, Yacine Adli and Ismael Bennacer have drawn suitors in Saudi Arabia. Al Shabab is pushing for the former, who has a €15/20M valuation. Instead, his teammate has a €20M release clause.
Milan earmarked Cardoso as they might need to replenish the position. He stars for the USMNT but has an Italian passport, so he wouldn’t count against the extra-EU quota. Betis acquired him for €6M from Internacional in January. He has mostly played as a holding midfielder in La Liga, while he had more offensive-minded tasks in January.
He’s under contract until 2026. Fiorentina probed him as well in the last couple of weeks and were met with a €25M request. The Rossoneri might be willing to spend close to that sum if their other moves fell through. Udinese want an equivalent amount for Samardzic. Instead, Monaco are playing the cat-and-mouse game with Fofana. They upped his price tag once the deal seemed close to its conclusion due to the interest from other sides.
Our Take on Milan and Cardoso
It feels like their window is still in its infant stages, even though it had de facto started two months ago, and that they need a significant sale to properly kick off. Despite the early chatter, they are building toward a 4-2-3-1 and not 4-3-3, and he’d be a good fit.
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