3 Milan stars who could leave for greener pastures this summer | OneFootball

In recent seasons, regardless of how they’ve ended their campaign, Milan go on to cash in on at least one of their prized assets in the summer.

This time around, after looking like distant title contenders at one point, the Rossoneri enter the penultimate weekend of the season barely holding on to their Champions League spot.

Regardless of whether they make the Champions League, Milan are very likely going to stick to the blueprint and sell at least one of their star players ahead of next season. Here, we look at three of their big-name stars who could bid adieu to San Siro in the summer.

Strahinja Pavlović

About to finish his second season at Milan, Strahinja Pavlović has established himself as a more than reliable centre-back. And when Max Allegri deems you competent enough to hold his back line, the rest of Europe notices.

It is being reported that a fee in the region of €40–50 million could convince Milan to let the Serbia international leave. His pre-tax annual salary of €3.15 million makes it very feasible for suitors to offer him a more than suitable pay rise. 

Duly, Premier League clubs have entered the scene, with Man United, Chelsea, and Crystal Palace being linked with him. So keeping hold of the 24-year-old is going to be a tall order for Milan; if they fail to secure Champions League football, doing so would be nearly impossible.

Youssouf Fofana

Unlike Pavlović, Youssouf Fofana has not fared too well. Questions have been raised regarding his defensive reliability, and it looks unlikely that he’ll be at the club come August, especially if Allegri remains at San Siro.

Fofana retains a lot of admirers, however, many of whom he amassed during his time with Monaco. Several of those clubs will be all too happy to take the France international off Milan’s hands. 

Milan are reportedly looking for a fee in the region of the €26m amount they paid to Monaco two summers ago. Spurs, Aston Villa, and Everton, all teams in dire need of legs in midfield, are linked with Fofana. 

Rafa Leão

Four seasons ago, when Milan won the league, a young Rafa Leão had the world at his feet and was touted as one of the next big things in the game. Since then, his fortunes have snowballed into such a decline that Milan are now ready to move him on for less than his current market value.

Milan have struggled in front of goal this season by and large. All of their forward players, regardless of their profile and past records, have come a cropper. Among them, Leão has not been the worst forward, but given his reputation he has certainly been one of the most disappointing players. Now booed by the San Siro faithful on a regular basis, the Portugal international has not scored a goal in over two and a half months.

Nevertheless, narrative inertia means Leão will be able to find a landing spot at a reputable club, thereby being potentially Milan’s next big sale. Once again, the Premier League looks like a likely destination, with Chelsea and Man United waiting in the wings. A fee between €50m and €60m could see the 26-year-old conclude his Milan chapter this summer.

Anshuman Joshi I GIFN