Tomori Likely Staying at Milan but Not Totally Safe Yet | OneFootball

Fikayo Tomori started in the first two matches with Sergio Conceiçao in the dugout and signaled he’d like to stay put. While that’s likely, Milan don’t completely exclude his departure, provided a team matches their fairly rich request, Alfredo Pedullà informs.

The center-back also benefitted from Matteo Gabbia getting sick in Saudi Arabia. It’s not sure he and Malick Thiaw will remain the go-to duo in the back going forward. The upcoming gauntlet will be telling about the new hierarchies. Still, the early indications are positive for the Englishman, who had fallen out of favor under Paulo Fonseca.

Milan want €25M plus add-ons to sell Tomori in January. He was at the top of Juventus’ wish list for a minute, but their interest has waned a little after seeing him first-hand in the Supercoppa, where he wasn’t spotless.

The Bianconeri are exploring several avenues to shore up their backline in January. Feyenoord repelled them again for David Hancko. They don’t want to lose him midseason to have better chances to qualify for the Champions League. Cristiano Giuntoli won’t relent, Gianluca Di Marzio informs. The same goes for Antonio Silva.

According to La Stampa (via Tuttomercatoweb), the Old Lady appears to have moved on from Tomori and recently had a meeting with Barcelona. The Blaugrana need to part ways with some players and proposed Andreas Christensen. The Old Lady prefers Ronald Araujo, even though they have reservations about his physical condition. He’s missed over 300 days combined in the past three years. The Catalans would rather keep him but he’s not untouchable. He makes €4.5M annually, and his deal runs out in 2026.