AC Milan are reportedly preparing an opening offer for Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra, but negotiations will be needed to reach an agreement.
The 22-year-old enjoyed an impressive season last year, making 38 appearances and contributing three goals and three assists to go with his overall influence in midfield.
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Having come through the youth ranks at Valencia, he’s gone on to shine for the first-team, while he’s currently representing Spain U21s at the European Championship this summer as his international career continues to develop too.
According to MilanNews, the Rossoneri are set to make an initial offer worth €20m to try and prise him away from the La Liga side, and although it’s added that the expectation is that the offer will be rejected, further talks are expected between the two clubs to try and bridge the gap and reach an agreement.
It’s unclear how much Milan’s offer will need to be increased for them to reach a deal, but it’s noted that Guerra is keen on the move and so time will tell if we’re able to get over a key stumbling block as things stand.
Our midfield certainly needs work this summer after Tijjani Reijnders completed his move to Manchester City, while Yunus Musah is being heavily linked with a switch to Napoli.
In turn, there will be voids to fill in that particular department, and Massimiliano Allegri evidently believes that Guerra could be a very effective option to replace what we lose and hopefully improve the squad moving forward.
What is critical at this stage is that the club back the Milan boss and sporting director Igli Tare in their process of building a squad that suits the coach’s ideas and style of play, and so if Guerra ticks important boxes and is considered to be a priority transfer target, it’s hoped that we’ll have the financial strength to make an offer that is accepted and subsequently pushes the move through.
Our work in the transfer market will seemingly be far from over though, as with more outgoings and incomings being speculated, it promises to be a busy period leading up to the new campaign in August.
