AC Milan officially asked for the Roma midfielder, and the player is willing to return to his old club.
The Rossoneri are interested in bringing the 27-year-old Christant back from Roma this summer, although formal negotiations have not yet begun, but Maldini and Marsala have already contacted the player's agent to find out the possibility of a deal. As a player qualifies as a member of his own academy, he is able to play an important role in meeting the team's registration requirements for Serie A and Champions League events.
Christant, who came from the Rossoneri youth system, made his career debut at the age of 16 and 278 days in the Champions League group stage against Pilsen, which also made him the youngest player in AC Milan's history to appear in the Champions League. However, due to the lack of opportunities to play, he was transferred to Portuguese super giants Benfica for 5.2 million euros in the summer of 2014, and has since been transferred to palermo, Pescara and Atalanta.
His outstanding performance in Atlanta attracted him to the attention of Rome, and the Red Wolves chose to spend 27 million euros in the summer of 2018 to attract them. In the past four seasons, he has played 173 times for the Italian capital team, delivering a list of 10 goals and 10 assists, showing excellent top-to-ceiling and passing ability.
Although Mourinho did not want to lose the Italian international, Cristante was willing to return to his old club to play in the Champions League. The player's contract will officially expire in the summer of 2024, his annual salary after tax is about 1.8 million euros, and the offer of 25 million euros may be enough to convince the Red Wolves to release.
In addition, the addition of Christant will not affect the transfer deal of Portugal international Sanchez from Lille, as Casey is about to leave this summer's contract, Bakayoko is also very likely to be terminated early to return to Chelsea on loan, and Pioli's side need to fill their gap in the back position.
