Milan could use Alessandro Matri as a bargaining chip to acquire Mattia Perin from Genoa, if reports are to be believed.
Milan could use Alessandro Matri as a bargaining chip to acquire Mattia Perin from Genoa, if reports are to be believed.
At 22, Perin is seen by many as a future Italy number 1, and made his official debut for the Azzurri last night having previously been capped in a friendly against Brazilian club-side Fluminense.
Calciomercato believes that Milan are big fans of the young shot-stopper, and see him as a long-term solution to their goalkeeping question, with Diego Lopez, 33, and Christian Abbiati, 37, both nearing the end of their careers.
While Genoa would not be keen on selling the goalkeeper, nor Slovakian midfielder Juraj Kucka who is also said to be a target for the Rossoneri, the website reports that Alessandro Matri could be used as a bargaining chip in an effort to convince the club.
Matri is currently on loan at Genoa from Milan and has enjoyed a fine start to his Grifone career, managing five goals and three assists in nine games.
Calciomercato belives that Milan could offer the player to Genoa in an effort to reduce the €10m which the Marassi club would be likely to demand for Perin or Kucka.
Such a deal would see the asking price for either player fall by between €6m and €7m according to the website.
The site believes that the Rossoneri could make an offer in January for Kucka, while Perin would be targeted in the summer as Milan already have Lopez and Abbiati for this season, and Genoa are unlikely to allow their goalkeeper to leave halfway through the season.