Looking to bolster their defence ahead of the new season, Milan were targeting Ozan Kabak.
However, the young centre-back decided to stay in Germany and swap Stuttgart for Gelsenkirchen by signing for Schalke 04, leaving the Italians in the lurch.
That meant Paolo Maldini and co. had to look at other targets, among which is Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren.
We’ve already covered a number of stories on the matter, ranging from contacts between Milan and the Croatia international’s agents to the fact he would cost somewhere along the lines of €20m.
On Friday afternoon, TuttoMercatoWeb claimed that Italian agent Giuseppe Riso popped into the Milan offices to have a chat with those in charge of transfers at the Serie A club regarding the Liverpool defender.
As far as we can see, the last few reports named Predrag Mijatovic as the man in charge of Lovren’s affairs, suggesting the representative who appeared on Friday is there to act as an intermediary.
It isn’t uncommon for agencies to work with other agents who know a certain landscape better, which is why we see people like the McKays often getting involved in transfers between France and England to broker deals.
Either way, it appears that negotiations between Lovren’s entourage and Milan are ongoing, albeit indirectly, suggesting something could still happen in the next few days or weeks.
