Endless negotiation. There is still no white smoke but Rocco Commisso and Milan are getting closer and closer, all while UEFA is silent and postpones, for the umpteenth time, the much-needed sentence. In short, today's day could be truly historic for the Rossoneri club, which in one fell swoop could find itself out of the cups (the feeling is this, but then we will have to see what will happen at the Tas in Lausanne) but also with a new owner, moreover decidedly richer than the current one.
Commisso therefore seems to have defeated the competition from Thomas Ricketts and Stephen Ross, the latter Elliot's favorite interlocutor but not Li's: the Chinese entrepreneur, in fact, knows well that in case of transfer to the Fund he would earn much less. The choice therefore seems to have fallen on the American of Calabrian origins, known in the business world for his Mediacom (5th cable TV group in the US market) and in the sports world for the New York Cosmos, the team that was Pele and Chinaglia. The decision to accelerate the operation was the desire to leave a minority stake (15-20%) to Yonghong Li, a sine qua non to convince the Chinese to sell the club. The parties are negotiating to the bitter end and who knows if UEFA's silence is not somehow connected: after all, it is one thing to sanction a nebulous figure like Li's, another to do the same with a new entry like Commisso. While Milan waits to know its future, the others buy, yes they do.
On shields Inter and Rome, who yesterday officially presented their respective new signings to the press and fans. “I'm happy and energized for this new adventure – Radja Nainggolan's first words in the Nerazzurri shirt. – Here they made me feel important, which I had lost in Rome. I hope we can have a very good championship and also do well in the Champions League, Inter must be important again in Europe too”.
Words that inflate the Nerazzurri with enthusiasm and instead leave a bad taste in the mouth of the Giallorossi, who however can console themselves with Pastore. “I am very happy to have arrived at Roma – explained Flaco in the press conference. – It's nice to go back to Italy and do it in a great team, now I hope to return the affection of the fans on the field”.
Frantic work also at Juve, where Marotta and Paratici are preparing to welcome Cancello, a new coup after those already made official by Perin and Emre Can. The Portuguese fullback arrived in Turin yesterday evening and today he will undergo the usual medical tests, to then sign the contract that will bind him to the black and white colors for the next 5 years (3 million salary, 40 to Valencia for the card). But the Lady's transfer market will certainly not end here: what to do with Benatia will be decided shortly, if it is a sale, the sights will move to Godin (20 million clause to snatch him from Atletico Madrid) or the young De Ligt (l 'Ajax asks for 40 but Raiola should guarantee good mediation). The midfield, on the other hand, will be postponed until after the World Cup, with Milinkovic-Savic entering and Pjanic, perhaps, leaving, although sporting director Braida denies everything from Barcelona. Speaking of Spain: Napoli have Kovacic in their sights. De Laurentiis is tempted to give Ancelotti an international profile and the Croatian, thanks to the limited space in Madrid, could be right for him.
