Milan: meeting with Santos. Juve: Rugani toward Genoa?
As anticipated yesterday, Santos president Modesto Junior Roma was expected today in Italy to meet AC Milan Chief Executive Adriano Galliani; interviewed by calciomercato.com at his arrival at “Casa Milan”, the Peixe’s number one has confirmed that he was there to see Galliani and has not excluded the possibility to talk about his team’s striker Gabriel Barbosa Almeida, aka Gabigol and the rossoneri 33-year-old defender Alex. Still regarding its team’s offensive line, the Lombardian club is also dealing about some possible departures: as well known, Milan are not intentioned to pay the 16 million euros required by AS Roma to sign on permanent basis 24-year-old Mattia Destro, and the giallorossi are not intentioned to extend the loan of the Italy international: as reported by Tuttosport, the player could finally leave “San Siro” to join a third club, like Sampdoria, who are seeking the substitute of 25-year-old Stefano Okaka (who is by the way a target for the rossoneri themselves); on the other hand, Empoli Director of Football Marcello Carli has told Lalaziosiamonoi.it that 23-year-old attacking midfielder Riccardo Saponara, currently on loan with right to buy from the Lombardian club, will be signed on permanent basis. For the azzurri is also playing –on loan from Juventus- 20-year-old center back Daniele Rugani: as reported by Il Secolo XIX, Genoa have asked the bianconeri for the loan of the Italy U21 international, who is also a target for Arsenal.
