Milan to Snap Up Joao Felix and Make More Late Moves | OneFootball

It’s shaping up to be two in, two out at Milan after Santiago Gimenez, as they agreed to a deal with Chelsea for Joao Felix and with Monza for Warren Bondo, while Ismael Bennacer is headed to Olympique Marseille and Noah Okafor to Napoli.

The Portuguese will transfer on a simple six-month loan with a €5M disbursement between the fee and the portion of his wages, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs. He has totaled 7 goals, 4 of which in the Conference League, and 2 assists in 20 matches this campaign but had only a small role in Premier League play.

In addition to Joao Felix, Milan are adding Warren Bondo on a permanent deal for about €12M including add-ons to substitute for Bennacer. He ultimately asked out and will flee on loan with a €12M option to buy.

The Partenopei couldn’t clear the hurdles to bring in Allan Saint-Maximin from Al-Ahli via Fenerbahce. They settled with Okafor on a €1.5M six-month spell with a €23.5M purchase clause, Sky informs. He has had a spark-plug role at San Siro and often dealt with injuries. He hit the net 7 times and provided 5 helpers in 53 displays.

The Rossoneri also want Andrea Sottil from Fiorentina, but La Viola needs to find a replacement first.

Our Take on Milan Signing Felix and Sottil and Napoli Adding Okafor

It’s interesting that the Rossoneri have gone out of their way to bolster their attack when they could have shored up the midfield and kept using Tijjani Reijnders as a no.10. Napoli already had their Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replacement in-house, David Neres, but it’s still a dispiriting ending to their search for new weapons.