Milan directors met with the agents of Villarreal forward Samuel Chukwueze today, according to Sky Sport Italia.
The 24-year-old Nigeria international can play in a variety of forward roles, but is primarily seen as the mirror to Rafael Leao on the right side of a trident attack.
His contract only runs to June 2024, so a sale this summer is expected, with interest also from Real Madrid.
Chukwueze scored 13 goals and provided 11 assists in 50 competitive appearances for Villarreal this season.
Sky Sport Italia transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio maintains there was a meeting today between his agents and Milan talent scout Geoffrey Moncada, who was promoted following the dismissal of directors Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara.
They are still a long way off an agreement and the official negotiations have not even begun yet, so this was merely a meeting to get some information on the situation.
It still lasted circa two hours and therefore was laying the groundwork for a potential push.