EXCLUSIVE Romano: Galliani rang Overmars before the Derby for El Ghazi
Milan are more and more infatuated with Ajax Winger Anwar El Ghazi. They already were in January, when they made the Lancers a €7 million offer to take him off their hands. Regrettably, they were somewhere in the region of €6-8 million short of the asking price, and the scuppering of the Luiz Adriano deal put paid to any notions of financing such an operation.
The Rossoneri will try again in summer, we can exclusively reveal. El Ghazi has everything they would want: technique, speed, and creative spark.
Milan sent a scout to watch their target last weekend, when Ajax defeated hated rivals Feyenoord 2-1 in the Klassieker. El Ghazi is considered to be the club’s top priority for the summer, and Milan already have an agreement with the player’s entourage.
We’ve also been told that Adriano Galliani made a last-ditch attempt to convince Ajax, ringing Director of Sport Marc Overmars three days from the closing of the transfer window (the day before the Derby), only to be told that no, the price tag was still the same, and that there would be no discounts.
