To meet the needs of Paris Saint-Germain during this summer transfer window, Leonardo will surely go for a ride on the Serie A side, and in particular in his former club AC Milan, where Ismaël Bennacer interests him.
In search of several reinforcements for the next season, and in particular to compensate for the free departures of Thiago Silva, Cavani or Meunier, the sports director of the capital’s club already has several names of players in mind. And most of them are currently playing in the Italian league, whether for defensive, offensive or midfielder positions. It must be said that Leonardo knows the Series A market at his fingertips, he who had launched the Qatari PSG project with recruitments in Italy, as with Ibrahimovic, Verratti or Marquinhos. And in 2020, the Brazilian leader could drive the point home. Because after completing the transfer of Mauro Icardi in agreement with Inter Milan, Leonardo wants Ismaël Bennacer.
Much appreciated at AC Milan, where Stefano Pioli took him to a new milestone this season, the 22-year-old now attracts two major European clubs. If Manchester City has already advanced its pawns, thanks to a call from Pep Guardiola in person, PSG does not drop the case in the Bennacer case. As Calciomercato explains, the midfielder is in contact with Leonardo. But for the moment, no concrete offer has arrived on the desk of Milan’s leaders. Which doesn’t surprise anyone in Italy, because the ACM is ” calm “ in relation to the future of its Algerian international. If a release clause of 50 million euros was raised in recent weeks to get Bennacer out of the Serie A, it will not be active until 2021. Suffice to say that this summer, the former Empoli will be worth even more expensive. A real obstacle for PSG and Man City in this period of crisis …
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