AC Milan's deal with Belgian rising stars has entered a crucial stage, and he is seen as a key candidate for the forward position.
Spain's youngster Díaz is in ups and downs, Daniel Maldini is about to be loaned to Verona for training, Bosnia and Herzegovina international Clunic is unable to play the main position, ac Milan urgently need to add a strong candidate in the front position - Belgium's rising star De Carterell sees the team's number one signing target in the transfer market.
Multiple media reports have claimed that AC Milan are getting closer to signing De Carterell. Although the Rossoneri's first offer for a transfer fee of €20 million plus a floating bonus was rejected by Bruges, they were ready to launch a second attack, willing to make a new offer of up to €30 million including bonus terms, and could see the two youngsters, Yondal and Robak, as trading chips.
It is reported that because the players only want to wear the AC Milan shirt and be able to qualify for the Champions League, leeds United, which is also interested in De Carterell, has withdrawn from the competition, and they can only shift their targets to other players.
At present, the negotiations between the two clubs have entered a white-hot stage, although the agreement between the two sides has not yet been formally reached, and there is still a certain gap in the price of transfer fees, but it is developing in a positive direction. De Carterell's agents had clearly conveyed the players' intentions in meetings with the likes of Maldini and Masala, and AC Milan and himself agreed on a multi-year contract of 2.5 million euros. He did not appear in the recent warm-up match against Copenhagen in Bruges, which could be an important harbinger of the transfer deal.
The player's contract with Bruges expires in the summer of 2024 and he played in 49 games last season, scoring 18 goals and 10 assists. De Carterell hopes to be able to secure playing time after joining AC Milan, but it is not a difficult task, Pioli's side has always lacked an attacking player with absolute strength in the front line, and the club's willingness to spend such a high transfer fee budget to recruit him will obviously not just let him sit on the cold bench.
