Maldini ready to play a dirty trick this winter
In search of a replacement for Simon Kjaer, Paolo Maldini, the technical director of Milan, would be interested in a defender of AS Monaco.
Maldini looks to Monaco to replace Kjaer
Serie A leader, AC Milan has just suffered a hard blow. Simon kjaer was seriously injured after 4 minutes of play in Stefano Pioli’s men’s victory over Genoa. Operated on the left knee, the former LOSC will miss six months of competition according to the medical report published by the Lombard club. With the long-term absence of its Danish defender, the Italian club are forced to recruit for this post this winter. Based on information from The Gazzetta dello Sport, the name of an ASM central defender would appear on the shortlist of Paolo maldini. The technical director of the Rossoneri would be interested in Benoît Badiashile.
Milan already fixed for Badiashile?
Trained at AS Monaco, the 20-year-old defender is still under contract until 2024. His market value is estimated at € 28m Transfermarkt. The young international U21 tricolor (9 games) is one of the essential elements of Niko Kovac. The Croatian technician is still opposed to a departure of Benoît Badiashile. His colt was already courted in the past by other big European teams. In case of failure in the Badiashile case, AC Milan has other targets according to the same source. This reveals the interest of the Rossoneri for Nikola Milenkovic. The Fiorentina defender will only have one year of contract at the end of this season. But La Viola are said to be reluctant to cede their Serbian center-back mid-season, especially to a rival. Besides this track, the resident of San Siro would also be interested Luiz Felipe, whose contract expires next June at Lazio Rome. Former Niçois Malang Saar, now at Chelsea, would also be on Paolo Maldini’s shortlist.