Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City want Milan’s Bennacer

There are reports Manchester City, Arsenal and especially Liverpool are tracking Milan midfielder Ismael Bennacer, who has a €50m release clause in his contract.

The Algeria international attracted interest from the Premier League sides after helping the Rossoneri to their first Serie A title in over a decade.

According to BeIN Sports, Liverpool in particular have made a strong approach to sign Bennacer this summer.

Stefano Pioli is not eager to let him leave, especially after already losing Franck Kessie as a free agent and missing out on LOSC midfielder Renato Sanches to PSG.

Still only 24, Bennacer already has 39 senior caps for Algeria and 120 Serie A appearances under his belt.

Milan paid €17.2m to sign him from Empoli in the summer of 2019 and before that he spent time in the Arsenal youth academy.

His contract with the Diavolo runs to June 2024 and there are reports Milan would like to extend it with a deal that would raise his salary and double the release clause to €100m.