Saturday, August 13, 2011

AC Milan Unwilling To Spend More Than €6 million For Aquilani

AC Milan is keen not to let Liverpool's Alberto Aquilani slip through their fingers, but they appear unwilling to meet the €10 million (£8.7m) asking price set by the Anfield outfit.

On Friday Aquilani's agent Franco Zavaglia left the door to San Siro open after he said a move there should not be excluded.

And La Gazzetta dello Sport claims Milan have revived the embers of interest in the 27-year-old midfielder who scored the winner in Italy's 2-1 win over Spain on Wednesday.

However, CEO Adriano Galliani is not keen on spending more than €6m (£5.2m) for the Italy ace. It is said Liverpool are holding out for at least €10m, but budgetary constraints are preventing Milan from paying that amount.

Meanwhile, Fiorentina's Riccardo Montolivo is thought to remain as the Serie A champions' ultimate target.

He tried to play down reports of an exit earlier this week, but the Florence outfit could be looking to offload him for €10m after he refused to sign a new deal last month.

Both midfielders appeal to coach Massimiliano Allegri who has made no secret about wanting to sign a top-class player for the centre-left side of the pitch.

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