Milan interest in Asensio could scupper Chelsea’s Ziyech sale | OneFootball

AC Milan are being heavily linked with Marco Asensio in recent days, with the Gazzetta dello Sport front page today claiming that the attacker could be the pefect “gift” for sporting director Paolo Maldini on his birthday.

As Football Italia have pointed out today, that could be a disaster for Chelsea, who are looking to offload Hakim Ziyech to the Italian team.

If they sign the Madrid man, a move for Ziyech seems very unlikely, and the bad news for Chelsea is that as far as we can see, a deal for Asensio looks likely.

Real want €40m, while AC Milan only wan to pay €30m. That’s a big difference, but not an insurmountable one. Milan are flush after winning the Scudetto this season, and Asensio is probably more of a statement signing than Ziyech.

Let’s hope that things fall apart – we could really do with shifting one of our wingers this summer to help us refresh the squad.