First Major Exit For Milan As They Finally Get The Green Light For Granit Xhaka

Written By Onyeka Daniel

It’s definitely going to be a new era for Italian giants, AC Milan as the club is expected to undergo a number of changes in their squad and it all started from the bench where Massimiliano Allegri returned to the club as coach, replacing Sérgio Conceiçao on the bench.

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With no European football for the upcoming season, they’re expected to lose a number of players as we already saw the likes of Kyle Walker and Joao Felix leave the club after their short stay and now, we’re about to see more movements too for entries and exits.

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Consequently, the club have reportedly reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka. According to the report from Calciomercato, the experienced midfielder has agreed to sign a three-year contract worth €4m per season plus add-ons.

The Rossoneri must now negotiate with Bayer Leverkusen, who have already lost Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong to Liverpool and Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich and according to the report, Milan aim to offer €10m to Bayer to convince them to sell the ex-Arsenal star.

They’ve sold Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester City and are expected to announce Luka Modric’s free transfer once the Club World Cup is over. For Xhaka, he scored two goals and provided seven assists in 34 Bundesliga appearances under Xabi Alonso in the just concluded season.

In a related development, the Diavoli have reportedly decided against activating a clause to extend Luka Jovic’s contract, so the Serbia international will leave the club after two seasons and this is according to a separate report Gazzetta dello Sport.

Milan have decided against activating a clause to extend his contract to 2026. The clause expired on June 20, so Jovic will formally leave the Rossoneri at the end of his contract on June 30. He joined Milan from Fiorentina for €500,000 in the summer of 2023.

Since the, he has never been a regular starter at San Siro after failing to really impress with Real Madrid after a big money move. His best moment with Milan came just a few months ago, when he scored a brace in a Coppa Italia second-leg semifinal against Inter, contributing to a 3-0 victory that sent them to the Final.

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Jovic has scored 13 goals in 47 appearances across all competitions with the Rossoneri and will now look to continue his playing career elsewhere and his exit will definitely not be the last as the likes of Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez and Mike Maignan might look to jump ship this summer.

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