GdS: Verona unwilling to part ways with €10m defender on loan as Milan lurk | OneFootball

AC Milan’s centre-back search continues, with just two weeks left of the transfer window. Several names have been linked with the Rossoneri and one of them is Nicolo Casale, who currently plays for Hellas Verona.

The 23-year-old has impressed this season and has registered 20 appearances in the league, starting in 16 of them. He’s used to the league, in other words, and his performances thus far suggest that he could become a very good player.

According to Gazzetta Dello Sport (via MilanNews), the youngster is one of the players on Milan’s radar and unlike Eric Bailly and Abdou Diallo, he falls in a different category: he’s young, Italian, and has Serie A experience.

However, Hellas Verona are unwilling to part ways with Casale on loan with an option to buy, which is what Milan what. The defender has a €10m price tag and it’s the usual problem for the Rossoneri, therefore.

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