Milan to focus on Brown for left-back role | OneFootball

Fabrizio Romano claims that Milan are now intensifying their pursuit of KAA Gent left-back Archie Brown, hoping to avoid a costly bidding war.

The Rossoneri sold Theo Hernandez to Al-Hilal today for a reported €25m plus bonuses, also getting his huge salary off their books.

Now they need a replacement and there were quite a few different candidates for the role, but transfer pundit Romano reports this evening that they have now decided to go all in for Brown.

Why Milan are focusing on Brown

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The English player is very versatile, able to play at left-back, in a more advanced role, or even in central defence.

There had already been links with other Serie A clubs, such as Lazio and Torino, so Milan want to get the deal done and beat any competition.

Gent only paid €4m to sign Brown from Lausanne-Sport in 2023 and his contract runs to June 2027.

In the most recent campaign, he made 46 competitive appearances in Belgium, scoring three goals and providing six assists.