For the best part of the week, Chelsea and Milan have been working together to try and get a deal sorted for the loan of Fikayo Tomori.
The defender needs game time, which the Serie A club are prepared to offer, but the Blues aren’t all that keen on losing him permanently.
Therefore, Marina Granovskaia and co. were working on a high option to buy that would compensate them fairly were they to see him go for good.
Chelsea were reportedly holding onto €30m, while Milan were wanting a fee closer to the €20m mark, with a compromise likely to be found.
Well, it appears we have it, with a couple of sources suggesting the price is more down the Italians’ end of the negotiating than the Premier League club’s.
We’ll start with Gazzetta Dello Sport, who explain ‘the amount of the redemption still needs to be defined’, but add ‘it should be just over €20m’.
Corriere dello Sport, however, feel it’s a bit higher than that, stating Milan ‘have their hands on Tomori with a right of redemption for a sum just under €30m’.
As for Corriere della Sera, they have the most detailed price, claiming ‘the agreement is finally there with Chelsea for the loan with an option to buy at €22-23m’.
That’s two vs one for a lower price tag, and with Milan ideally wanting to keep him around should he perform in a similar manner, we’d be inclined to believe the fee will be in their ballpark rather than Chelsea’s.
