Club Brugge have reportedly asked Milan to further adjust the €35m offer for Charles De Ketelaere, demanding more guaranteed money compared to the add-ons, but the basic fee has been agreed.
The negotiations continue to drag on, despite the Rossoneri raising their offer from €30m plus €2m in bonuses to a new figure of €31m plus €2m in easy-to-achieve bonuses and another €2m in more difficult performance-related add-ons.
According to Sportitalia, Club Brugge have told Milan they will accept the total €35m fee, but want to reformulate the details of the offer.
They would prefer more of the fee to be guaranteed cash and not split into the performance-related bonuses.
It does seem as if they are finally closing on an agreement, now that Milan have broken their previous reticence to go above €32m in total.
A deal will be done for €35m, it is now about dividing them up into a fixed fee and what percentage of that total will be bonuses.