Yahoo Sports Moretto: Milan register interest in Valencia defender amid contract stand-off
Cristhian Mosquera of Valencia is a defender in demand, and AC Milan have been linked with a move for him ahead of next summer.
Relevo journalist Matteo Moretto reports that in recent weeks there has been a club that has shown interest in Mosquera and that club is Milan. The Rossoneri have been testing the waters with a view to a possible move in June.
The talks that Mosquera is having with the LaLiga club over a renewal have stalled for the moment because they cannot agree a figure for the release clause. The player’s entourage would like a clause of around €25m so that, if an interesting offer arrives, the player has the power to decide.
Valencia usually put a clause of €100m in contracts so that they always have the power to negotiate (as seen with Giorgi Mamardashvili and Yunus Musah). Although they understand the agent’s request, the Valencia directors are unlikely to accept a clause below €35m.
They are dragging out the negotiations for the moment because right now it is cheaper to keep the player on the deal he is on and they do not want to lose any power, even if he has a year left on his deal.
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The Spanish club would certainly listen to Milan if they offered €25m and fact that they do not want a €25m clause does not mean that he will not be sold for that amount, but rather that they want a higher clause to have decision-making leverage.
If Milan were to go out and sign the 20-year-old centre-back it would raise questions about the futures of certain players given that Matteo Gabbia (soon expected to renew), Fikayo Tomori, Malick Thiaw and Strahinja Pavlovic are currently there as options.
