There is still a large gap between AC Milan and AS Monaco regarding Youssouf Fofana and the first offer was surprisingly low, according to a report.
Among Milan’s priorities in this summer mercato is also to strengthen the midfield with the addition of a more physical profile and for weeks now the management have been in negotiations with Monaco over Fofana.
However, for the moment the deal has not been unblocked as there is still too much distance between offer and demand. As reported by Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews), Milan have offeredjust €10m compared to an asking price of €25m set by the Ligue 1 club.
Given the difficulties in finding a meeting point over the France international and with a €15m gap to be bridged, Milan are looking at alternative ideas, such as Lazar Samardzic of Udinese who is admittedly a very different profile.
The most recent report from Fabrizio Romano claimed that Fofana has already agreed terms with the Rossoneri implying that he wants the move, but he too stated that there is a gap between the offer that has been put forward and what Monaco want to receive, especially given the presence of itnerest from other clubs.