Romano: Milan to miss out on Dutch midfielder as Brighton agree €35m+ deal | OneFootball

AC Milan will have to look elsewhere for midfielders because Mats Wieffer is now expected to join Brighton and Hove Albion, according to a report.

Milan head into the summer transfer window in search of a more defensive-minded midfielder who can bring some balance to the department given the abundance of more natural box-to-box players like Tijjani Reijnders, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ismael Bennacer.

Wieffer is one of the names that has been linked by multiple different sources. The 24-year-old has become a star for his club and is now a senior international for the Netherlands, albeit not at the European Championship due to injury.

According to the latest from Fabrizio Romano – who mentioned Milan as suitors – Wieffer will be swapping red and white for blue and white rather than red and black because Brighton have agreed on deal to sign him from Feyenoord.

The final fee will be €30m plus add-ons, which means that the Rotterdam club will be getting a guaranteed €35m. An agreement on personal terms is now being ‘completed’, with the talks moving to the ‘final stages’.

Brighton naturally seem quite eager to back their new head coach Fabian Hürzeler who arrived to replace Roberto De Zerbi after getting St. Pauli promoted from the 2. Bundesliga.