Sky: Empoli open talks with agents of Milan defender who seems tempted by exit

AC Milan defender Filippo Terracciano is of interest to Empoli and there is a chance that he leaves during the January window, a report claims.

Terracciano is finding more playing time at Milan in the first part of this season under Paulo Fonseca compared to the second half of last season under Stefano Pioli, after he joined from Verona in January.

He is a player in demand, given that Torino, Empoli and Como were all linked with him in the summer. The Italian preferred to stay with the Rossoneri, convinced he could be useful to the cause as an alternative to Emerson Royal on the right or Theo Hernandez on the left.

Terracciano has played four times in Serie A and once in the Coppa Italia for a total of 450 minutes, already more than triple the 125 minutes collected in four appearances during the six months of last season.

The 21-year-old cost Milan €4.5m and signed a contract until June 2028. According to Sky, there have already been initial contacts between the player’s entourage and the Empoli sporting director Roberto Gemmi, who is working to try to convince the player and Milan.

Terracciano ‘seems to be interested in this possibility’, unlike what happened in the summer, ‘given his limited use’. The first step is to get the green light from the full-back, then negotiations would start with the Rossoneri directors.