According to the news of the Milan Sports Newspaper, AC Milan will find it difficult to sign Schalke 04 defender Malik Theo in this winter window, because the opponent's asking price is too high for the Rossoneri to meet for the time being.
Schalke is currently experiencing some financial problems, with their asking price for players reaching €10 million, which is beyond Milan's estimate. According to previous sources, Milan is only willing to bid 6 million euros. At present, the winter transfer window is about to close, and the possibility of the two sides restarting negotiations is very small. However, it is reported that the deal will not be completely broken, and the two sides may restart negotiations in the summer window.
According to the Milan Sports newspaper, AC Milan's more important target on the defensive end is Lille defender Botman, and Milan hope to set aside some budget to sign the potential new star in the summer window. At present, the purchase price of Botman has risen to 40 million.
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