Rabiot: 24 hours of tension with AC Milan, Napoli and Marseille | OneFootball

Adrien Rabiot and Milan, here is when it all started, what happened over the last 24 hours including a final attempt to make up with Olympique Marseille, and fresh proposal to Napoli.

The midfielder is now on the verge of coming to San Siro, with an agreement that should be considerably lower than the initial demand of €11-12m plus add-ons, considering his situation and the fact his contract expires at the end of the season anyway.

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France midfielder Adrien Rabiot reacts during the UEFA Euro 2024 semi-final football match between Spain and France at the Munich Football Arena in Munich on July 9, 2024. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)

It all started on August 22 when we revealed that Milan had made an approach to ask for detailed information on how much it would cost to reunite the midfielder with his former Juventus boss Max Allegri.

It was always tied to the departure of Yunus Musah, and now that is happening with the USMNT player heading to Atalanta on transfer deadline day.

There have been significant developments behind the scenes over the last 24 hours, however.

epa11726450 France’s midfielder Adrien Rabiot (C) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Italy and France at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan, Italy, 17 November 2024. EPA-EFE/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

In that time, Rabiot’s mother and agent Veronique contacted Napoli and tried once again to propose him to Antonio Conte’s side, without success.

They also made one final attempt to mend the broken relationship with Olympique Marseille, but the club was not prepared to turn back after that locker room brawl.

Now the path taking him to Milan is all clear.