Milan's loan spell for Tottenham and Manchester United centre-backs was a stopgap measure, with the boss coming forward and willing to buy a Lille centre-back

In recent years, AC Milan and Lille have formed a good partnership.

In the summer of 2019, the Rossoneri spent 30 million euros to sign striker Rafael Leon from Lille, with a conservative estimate of the player's worth 60 million euros; at the end of May 2021, AC Milan spent another 13 million euros to sign goalkeeper Mineng from Lille, and the goalkeeper's value is currently estimated at more than 40 million.

In addition, it is also very important that the former Lille boss Luxembourg businessman Gerald López, under pressure from the creditor Elliott Consortium, sold the Lille club to the current owner of Lille.

The Elliott Fund is actually the de facto owner of Serie A AC Milan. Therefore, the Milan boss and the Lille boss have a very good partnership.

Two of the Rossoneri's starting players have been injured in the backline this season, Kyal has been reimbursed for the season and Tomori has been absent for at least a month due to knee surgery.

In this case, AC Milan targeted The 22-year-old centre-back of Lille as a reinforcement.

Although the Rossoneri are also negotiating loan deals with Manchester United and Tottenham over defenders Bailey and Tanganga, AC Milan are more serious about Rille's Botman.

Because AC Milan are willing to pay a permanent transfer fee for Botman, but Lille does not want to trade Botman in the winter window. It is not excluded that the young centre-back will be sold at the end of the season.

The Italian and French clubs are still in talks and involve the highest departments of both clubs.

The AC Milan boss and the Lille boss are in direct contact to be able to broker a deal.

The Rossoneri side want to loan Bailey or Tanganganga from two Premier League clubs, which is a stopgap measure. If it can be rented, then Botman can buy it this summer so that Lille will not be embarrassed.

But the Lille boss is from an English background, and the news seems to have reached England. The Premier League Club tottenham Hotspur said there was no problem with a loan trip to Tanganganga, but it was necessary to buy the Spurs centre-back after the loan.