MiType: Akanji has rejected Milan, Rabiot is still Milan s first choice for strengthening midfield

Sports 5:51pm, 31 August 2025 126

"Milan Sports Daily" updated the latest progress in Milan's transfer, pointing out that Akanji has rejected Milan's invitation, and Milan continued to promote Rabiot's transfer, and he is the midfield strengthener that Allegri appreciates the most.

Rabiot

Milan will accelerate the transfer of Rabiot today. Rabiot is still Allegri's first choice, but Marseille refuses to cut the price. Milan believes that it has taken a critical step. Yesterday, Milan's conversation with player's mother and agent Veronice was much more intense than when she first met last Friday. On the other hand, Marseille has finalized midfielder Felmeren, and the urgency of the club's rift with Rabiot has dropped significantly. The players' reluctance to apologize also affected the locker room relationship. If he stays in Marseille, he does not rule out being "hidden" or being in a difficult situation even if he returns, which is obviously not conducive to next year's World Cup.

Rabio himself also realized this. Milan must speed up the contract negotiations today (the Frenchman’s current annual salary after tax exceeds 5 million euros), and negotiated the transfer fee with Marseille. The other party offered 15 million euros and had no intention of discounting. There is not much time left, but the good news is that Rabiot has rejected Aston Villa and currently only wants to join Milan unless other competitors suddenly appear.

Akanji

Akanji has rejected Milan. After contacting each other again yesterday, Akanji reiterated that he will play in the Champions League next season and will not accept a salary cut (after 5 million euros tax), and Milan can only withdraw. It took less than 48 hours to close the window, so it was not easy to sign the central defender again, although it had a budget of about 15 million yuan.

Chelsea's Fofana is the alternative, but he just recovered from injury, and Maresca lost Colville again and had no intention of letting go; the Blues were willing to let Badiacile go, but the players played few last season and are still on the injured list. It is worth noting that Liverpool's Gomez: If the Reds will introduce Gey after signing Leoni, Gomez will leave the team. In addition, Demilar, a Jeddah national, was recommended again, but his contract due in 2026 was extremely high.

Defense line signing is a top priority, and the team needs a three-center-back candidate who can rotate Tomori, Gabiya, Dwent and Pavlovic. However, yesterday, CEO Flani and technical director Tare focused on the Rabiot deal in Milanello. Allegri tried his best to renew his relationship with him when he was at Juventus. If this midfielder can be signed, Milan can sell Moussa to Atlanta; Atlanta has negotiated with all parties, just waiting for the players themselves to nod.

Dorfbik and Jimenez exchanged

Tarre confirmed on Friday that Milan is negotiating a swap loan with Rome: Dovbik joins Milan, Jimenez heads to Rome. However, Rome director Masala cooled down when accepting Sky Sports yesterday: "This swap has not started at all. There may be surprises before closing the window, but there is currently a possibility of swap."

Jimenez has expressed his opinion to his teammates that he does not want to leave, although he was open to Rome for a few days ago. Today, the two sides will have contact: the transaction is very difficult, but it cannot be completely ruled out.