Milan offer €22m for Gila as Lazio defender nears exit | OneFootball

Milan are closing in on the signing of Lazio defender Mario Gila, with the Spanish centre-back identified as the priority target to reinforce Ruben Amorim’s defence.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Rossoneri hope to wrap up an agreement with Lazio as early as Monday, with the two clubs separated by only a small gap.

Milan have offered €22 million as a fixed fee, while Lazio are holding out for €25 million, a figure that would climb towards €30 million with bonuses.

The distance is considered minimal, and Milan’s recruitment team are confident of finding common ground, buoyed by an agreement already in place with the player on a salary of around €5 million net per season, and with his agent, Alejandro Camaño, over commissions of roughly €5 million.

Camaño is said to be working personally to bring the parties together. Gila’s capture would represent a blow to several rivals, including Massimiliano Allegri’s Napoli.

Ruben Amorim appointed head coach (Source: acmilan.com)

Amorim lands in Milan and drives the Gila deal

The pursuit is being pushed by Amorim himself, with the Portuguese coach, who signed his contract in mid-June, having already spoken directly with Gila about a shared future at San Siro, and arriving in the city on Monday to begin work in person.

He is due to visit Casa Milan after landing before heading to the Milanello training base on Tuesday, ahead of a press unveiling later in the week and the squad’s return on 13 July.

Working remotely since his appointment, Amorim has shaped his backroom staff, five trusted aides will follow him to Italy, and identified Gonçalo Ramos as his ideal centre-forward, a request RedBird’s Gerry Cardinale met with a club-record signing. A defender was the next priority, and Gila is not expected to be the Rossoneri’s last piece of summer business.