Villarreal, Milan in Final Talk over Chukwueze

Villarreal and AC Milan are set to resume their talks about the transfer of Super Eagles forward, Samuel Chukwueze to San Siro.

The Nigerian forward has been on the radar of top clubs but lately, it has been  narrowed down to the Italian side.  

The 24-year-old, who has a year left on his contract with Villarreal, has been identified as a top target for Milan in this transfer window. 

According to soccernet.com, Milan CEO, Furlani, met with Villarreal officials in Italy a few weeks ago to begin talks about transfer of the 24-year-old to Italy, but both parties couldn’t agree on a fee for Chukwueze. 

Villarreal are demanding £35million to release the Nigerian international, despite having one year left on his contract. Milan’s initial £25million offer was rejected by Villarreal. 

It has been reported that Milan are already exploring the option of signing Netherlands’ Arnaut Danjuma as an alternative to Chukwueze. 

However, it was gathered from Calciomercato, Milan CEO, Furlani, led another round of negotiations late yesterday to try to convince Villareal to lower their £35million asking fee for the midfielder. 

The Nigerian International is keen on starting a new challenge in Italy after agreeing on personal terms with Milan some weeks ago, but the transfer fee has been the stumbling block between the two clubs. 

Chukwueze had an excellent time in Spain last season, notching an impressive 13 goals and providing 11 assists.