Biasin claims Milan ‘have an alternative’ midfield target to Fofana | OneFootball

Italian journalist Fabrizio Biasin has claimed that AC Milan have an alternative target to Youssouf Fofana in mind if they cannot sign the AS Monaco midfielder.

Speaking to TMW (via Milan News), Biasin explained that there is another name on the list of midfield targets that Milan view as being the same profile as Fofana.

The Rossoneri are incredibly keen on signing the Frenchman but Monaco now want €35m in the face of more concrete interest from Premier League side Manchester United.

The name in question is already very familiar to Milan fans, as it is Adrien Rabiot. He is no longer on the books at Juventus and has been linked with Milan already this summer, but is not a priority.

If a deal proves impossible for Fofana, Rabiot could be where Milan turns.

The main problem with signing Rabiot is that his mother, who is also his agent, is expected to demand a huge figure when it comes to commissions. That would mitigate the fact that there is no transfer fee to pay as his Juventus contract has come to an end.

The interest in Udinese’s Lazar Samardzic is said to be separate from the Fofana-Rabiot conundrum that Milan could be faced with.