Milan will meet with Sassuolo CEO Giovanni Carnevali soon as they work to sign exciting duo Gianluca Scamacca and Domenico Berardi.
The Rossoneri are ready to significantly strengthen their attack in the upcoming summer transfer window in order to further confirm their return to the top. Their interest in both players is well known by now but things are finally starting to heat up.
As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan are prepared to pay around €15m for Berardi and €30m for Scamacca. At first glance pulling off a deal like this seems impossible, but the Rossoneri are fairly confident.
Inter have been interested in Scamacca for some time now but currently they can only offer a loan deal with a buy option attached, a formula that doesn’t interest Sassuolo. This would force the Nerazzurri to sell one of their attacking players in order to pick him up in a definitive transfer, a situation that allows the Rossoneri to insert themselves in the race for his signature.
Scamacca has already outlined a contract extension with Sassuolo that would tie him to the club until 2026 and double his salary from €400,000 to €800,000, but pen hasn’t been put to paper and some cracks are starting to form between player and team.
Whilst Milan are keen to acquire Scamacca, they are much more interested in signing Berardi, believing him to be the perfect fit for their squad. The Rossoneri’s €15m valuation clearly scared the Neroverdi off but things have changed since that was first suggested.
For starters, the Italian winger is not keen to move abroad and Napoli’s interest is fairly relaxed, so options in Serie A are a little limited. With his contract expiring in two years, the Euro 2020 winner now needs to decide whether he wants to spend the rest of his peak years with Sassuolo or if it’s time to move on.