Milan have landed the plane for Youssouf Fofana at last. Their final push was the decisive one. They broke through Monaco’s wall with a €20M bid plus €5M add-ons. The player will arrive in Italy on Friday night. The deal will be official during the week, SportMediaset informs.
The two clubs are exchanging documents. His will was decisive for a positive outcome. The 25-year-old resisted the late advances of Manchester United and Atletico Madrid because he had given his word to the Rossoneri.
Fofana will sign a contract until 2028 with Milan. He’ll earn €3M per year. The negotiation took almost the entire summer despite the midfielder’s stance. He reported to Monaco after Euro 2024 but didn’t really take part in the pre-season preparation. Coach Paulo Fonseca announced in his pre-game presser he’d be their final addition.
The Frenchman had just a year on his contract, but that didn’t massively facilitate his exit. Monaco eventually settled for less than their initial €35M request, while the Serie A side had started with a €15M offer. He has accumulated 175 appearances since moving to the Principality from Strasbourg, scoring 7 goals and providing 15 assists.
Our Take on Milan Signing Fofana
It took forever and probably a bigger investment than they thought, but they got their guy. They have a few question marks in the role other than Tijjani Reijnders, and they’ll be able to sell one or two men now. More importantly, his defensive prowess will allow them to better support a scheme with three pure attackers behind the striker, which they should turn to as often as they can.
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