AC Milan are seeking the heir of 35 year old goalkeeper Christian Abbiati, who will extend his deal with the rossoneri until June 2014 but doesn’t represent any more Milan’s future: for this reason, as highlighted by calciomercato.com, the Lombard club is observing Saint-Etienne 26 year old Stéphane Ruffier and Toulouse 21 year old Ali Ahamada. Regarding the defense, yesterday FIFA agent Fabrizio Ferrari has confirmed that the rossoneri are interested in FC Porto 22 year old Eliaquim Mangala, but, according to the Daily Star, also Manchester City are after the France Under 21 international. On the contrary, interviewed by Tuttosport, Feyenoord 27 year old center forward Graziano Pellé has revealed that the Lombard club are tracking his teammate Bruno Martins Indi. Finally, after extending the contract of 20 year old forward Stephan El Shaarawy, Milan’s Chief Executive Adriano Galliani has declared that no more important players will be sold and that for the renewals of the other players a decision will be taken at the end of the season, according to team’s final position in the Serie A standing. 

Also city rivals Inter Milan are working to extend the contract of one of their most representetive players, 30 year old forward Antonio Cassano, and, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, at the end of the season the Italy international should put pen to paper on a two-year deal. On the contrary, as reported earlier, 32 year old midfielder Esteban Cambiasso could decide to leave the nerazzurri next Summer: as highlighted by calciomercato.com, the Argentina international is tracked by River Plate.