Report: Milan could sacrifice Fofana to make way for 19-year-old talent Andre

Youssouf Fofana could find himself on the chopping block if Milan are able to settle an ongoing dispute with Brazilian side Corinthians and complete the signing of 19-year-old talent Andre Luiz Santos Dias according to reports in Italy. 

Reports over the last few days claim that Milan are attempting to close a deal with the Corinthians board of directors for Brazilian talent Andre for a €17m package including bonuses. 

However, Corinthians President Osmar Stabile is reportedly attempting to stall the deal and according to Calciomercato.com, he is holding out for a fee in excess of €25m. Corinthians head coach Dorival Junior is also said to be against the move and that the player is worth more than the reported €17m price tag. 

That is despite the fact that the documents for Andre’s transfer had been exchanged according to reports in Italy. Milan feel that the deed had been done. 

Reports on Wednesday suggest that Milan could potentially appeal to FIFA given the claims that they already had the documents in place with Coritnthians’s own legal department. 

How do Milan’s dealings for Andre affect Fofana? 

This is a complicated situation and one that could potentially affect current Rossoneri midfielder Fofana as well. 

According to reports from Calciomercato.com, Milan could sacrifice the Frenchman in order to make way for Andre if the deal with Corinthians does come off. 

That is because Massimiliano Allegri would have an excess in his midfield department, which already contains Fofana, Luka Modric, Adrien Rabiot, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Samuele Ricci and Ardon Jashari. 

Reports in January claimed that Galatasaray were interested in a deal for Fofana, and Calciomercato claims that they and a number of unspecified Premier League clubs could be poised to make another attempt in the summer should he become available again on the market. 

Allegri is apparently a big fan of Fofana’s, though, and Wednesday’s report implies that the head coach is not particularly keen to lose a trusted first-team player in favour of an untested teenager, despite the occasional dip in the Frenchman’s form this season.