Youssouf Fofana heading for AC Milan medical as “total agreement almost found” with AS Monaco | OneFootball

If Manchester United want to hijack AC Milan’s pursuit of Youssouf Fofana, they are leaving it pretty late.

The Red Devils have been reported to have Fofana as a “luxury alternative” to Manuel Ugarte as they seek to reinforce their defensive midfield roster.

Milan have been confident of landing the star but were bidding less than AS Monaco’s asking price, causing a delay and offering a chink of light for United should they wish to pounce.

But the Serie A club have stepped up a gear, improving their offer to €20 million plus bonuses. And it looks as if their new assault may have borne fruit.

According to Footmercato reporter Santi Aouna, “TOTAL agreement almost found between AC Milan and AS Monaco for Youssouf Fofana’s transfer.

“Medical planned in the coming days.

“Contract until 2028”.

The report seems to have been corroborated symbolically by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, who posted an hourglass symbol around the same time as Aouna’s post, quote tweeting his previous post suggesting a deal was close.

Putting the two together, it sounds like a matter of hours before a total agreement is reached and we hear Romano’s famous “here we go”.

On paper, Fofana for less than 25 million seems a lot better value than Ugarte at €70 million, but United’s failure to act does suggest they are going to allow this one to pass by.

That in turn may suggest that progress is being made in getting Ugarte’s fee down, or else that they have already lined up a better alternative should PSG not come to the party.

Play for free to win the new United kit!

We’re awarding a new prize every PL matchweek, courtesy of Goat Kits! To play, just (1) Join the brand new weekly PL Challenge league here with our league code puu1tk and enter this week’s competition. (2) Follow The Peoples Person on X and answer the tie breaker question. Full instructions and rules here.

You can also visit Goat Kits at goatkitstore.com and use discount code TPP30 to get 30% off your first purchase!