AC Milan to discuss permanent Fikayo Tomori transfer with Chelsea
AC Milan are interested in signing Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori on a permanent deal but insist they will try to negotiate a lower transfer fee for the player.
Tomori joined the Rossoneri on loan until the end of the season during the January transfer window after failing to secure regular first-team football at Stamford Bridge under Frank Lampard during the first-half of the campaign.
The England Under-21 international started against Roma on Sunday, his fourth Serie A start and fifth appearance overall since joining the club with club legend and current technical director Paolo Maldini pleased with his performances at the back.
Milan have an option to make the arrangement permanent at the end of the season for a fee believed to be roughly in the region of £26m.
The club however will try to get Chelsea to lower their asking price come the end of the season should they decide to extend the defender’s stay.
‘Tomori is a good talent and we have a buy-option clause,” Maldini told Sky in Italy.
‘The price is very high. AC Milan will decide at the end of this season and we will discuss it with Chelsea’s board.’
Tomori recently revealed he has had no contact with Thomas Tuchel, who arrived in west London to replace Lampard shortly after he sealed his move to Milan.
While admitting he has not had the time to think about the defender’s long-term future at the club, Tuchel insists the academy graduate has ‘high potential’ and has not ruled out the possibility of utilising him next season.
‘We will have this talk in the next weeks and months about all the guys who are on loan. But of course, I have a general impression of Tomori, which is that he has high, high potential, but I’m not into details right now. The time will come for that.’
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