CM: Samardzic expected to get summer move – what emerges on Milan’s interest

Lazar Samardzic was expected to leave Udinese last summer but a switch to Inter fell apart, though this time around he is expected to get his move with AC Milan interested again.

Calciomercato.com reports that despite the many rumours about his possible farewell, at the moment no concrete offer has arrived in Udinese’s inbox for Samardzic, who racked up six goals and two assists in 34 appearances.

In the last few hours the Serbian has become an idea for ​​Milan. The Rossoneri have made inquiries to understand if there is room to open a negotiation and at what cost but at the moment there is nothing concrete, the discussions could be explored further down the line.

There had been interest from Lazio but after some preliminary contact the discussions were interrupted, while a trail could open up in Turkey where Fenerbahçe had made an enquiry and Atalanta could be an idea in the event of Koopmeiners being sold.

The last club to actually come forward for Samardzic was Napoli last January. Aurelio De Laurentiis’ side had made an offer to Udinese but the gap between offer and demand was wide and was never filled.

In addition, the Azzurri also had to reach an agreement with Samardzic and his father/agent: the player had given the ok to the transfer, but the parties could not reach an agreement on the amount his father would get in commissions.

Compared to a few months ago, the Juventus idea has also cooled down and almost completely disappeared, given they have strengthened their midfield with the arrivals of Douglas Luiz and Khéphren Thuram and are negotiating with Atalanta for Koopmeiners.