Sassuolo are ready to beat Milan to the signature of Pisa striker Lorenzo Lucca, further bolstering their Italian roster of attacking talent.
According to Sky Sport Italia, the Neroverdi are stepping up negotiations with Pisa and are ready to offer €10m.
The asking price for the centre-forward is closer to €15m including performance-related bonuses, so more talks are needed to bridge the gap.
The 21-year-old has been compared to Luca Toni and his height, 2.01m (6ft 6in) makes him a real powerhouse in the air.
Pisa purchased Lucca from Palermo last summer for €2.1m and he has scored six goals in 17 Serie B appearances so far this season.
He hit the headlines and attracted interest from Milan after a spectacular start to the campaign, finding the net six times in the opening seven rounds.
However, he has failed to score since October 2 in Serie B.
Lucca did make an impact for the Italy Under-21 side, scoring in each of his last two games for the Azzurrini against Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.
The news comes after strong reports Inter are lining up Gianluca Scamacca for next season.
#Calciomercato | #SerieA, il @SassuoloUS fa sul serio per #Lucca del @PisaSChttps://t.co/eswqEMYuQU
— Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) January 27, 2022
Six goals in serie b to be worth over 10m? A joke
Milan have just bought the cheapest “tall” striker they could find. Scamacca, Lucca and others are already forgotten. There is also Colombo on the books.
I believe only Belotti will come in the summer and one between the current three will leave.
Ideally Giroud would leave
Zlatan still has bigger impact than him
I think Zlatan will finally call it quit, considering his body isn’t what it used to be. I doubt he would want to be a bench player, and his wages are too hefty for that too. Unless of course, he is offered a part time for a non-playing role.
2 months ago I was begging for Mancio to give him a look but he’s been stuck at the same goal tally since then.
What happened to him since October? Is nobody worried that he did not score since then?