Overview
- Reports on Monday and Tuesday say Milan have frozen Christopher Nkunku out of first-team activity and made him available for transfer.
- Newcastle are described as the leading suitor with media claiming a possible €30m offer while other reports say Milan are seeking about €35m, and no formal deal has been confirmed.
- High wages and a recent history of injuries make a straight permanent sale harder, prompting talks of loan deals with a buy option that would share salary risk.
- Milan are accelerating other moves to balance the books, with Santiago Giménez close to a loan-to-buy switch to FC Porto and David Odogu sent on loan to Toulouse.
- The club’s drive to sell players is being framed as necessary to finance a roughly €50m investment in Diego Moreira, a move that will reshape Milan’s attack and free budget for new signings.