Milan Ponder Soulé and Arsenal Starlet Amid Some Issues | OneFootball

Milan have been offered Matias Soulé and are contemplating Ethan Nwaneri in their search for a left-footed attacker, but their plans are being slowed down by the lack of traction regarding the departure of Rafael Leao, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.

The Portuguese star has put the Turkish bids on the back burner to wait for more alluring opportunities, even though he was offered massive wages. He might change his mind later in the summer. The Rossoneri are starting to come to grips with the fact that he might stay. In any case, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray haven’t met their €50/60M request.

Milan are unlikely to step up their efforts for Soulé, Nwaneri or other options while the uncertainty about Leao lingers. Roma demand €35/40M for the Argentine, which is too high for the prospective suitors. Two of their rumored targets, Konstantinos Karetsas and Kerim Alajbegovic, have switched sides for similar figures. Franco Mastantuono is a lot closer to Fiorentina.

As for the Arsenal starlet, he’s coming off a six-month loan at Olympique Marseille, during which he logged just nine appearances, scoring once and assisting twice. He has starred 51 times for the Gunners in recent campaigns, hitting the net 10 times.

Our Take on Milan, Soulé, Nwaneri, and Leao

Chances are they’ll find a solution for the Portuguese attacker in the end, but it might be an underwhelming compromise. The question is whether they’ll stand pat until they do, which will and has already cost them some juicy opportunities. They seem willing to spend for the right guy but appear keener on adding a starlet they could bring along slowly while Ruben Amorim tests their current men in his tactics rather than a day-one starter like the Roma outcast.