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.
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.
