Lunch Break: Di Gregorio and Savinho sign, Leao dominates Milan talk
A midday market with two deals already sealed: Michele Di Gregorio joins Bournemouth and Savinho moves to Tottenham. But the main course is still Rafael Leao's future, with Milan weighing options and the Aston Villa route getting complicated.
The morning's official business is Premier League-flavoured. Michele Di Gregorio is a new Bournemouth player: as Calciomercato.com reports, the goalkeeper arrives on loan from Juventus. Shortly before, another English move went through: Savinho is officially a Tottenham player, signed from Manchester City for 75 million pounds (Calciomercato.com).
The hottest topic, though, is being cooked up in Milan and revolves around Rafael Leao. Gianluca Di Marzio reports a meeting at Casa Milan with the Portuguese's entourage, attended by Jorge Mendes, to discuss the number 10's future. Overnight Calciomercato.com had Leao close to leaving with talks underway with Aston Villa, but the latest update cools things down: the Aston Villa option is now considered very complicated, with the English club seeing the deal as out of reach.
At Juventus, having cleared a goalkeeping spot with Di Gregorio's exit, the striker question remains open. Di Marzio still points to Alexander Sorloth as the target for the centre-forward role, with talks open on a swap formula, and Calciomercato.com also confirms the Norwegian's name is holding up for the Bianconeri attack.
Other Italian clubs are busy too. Napoli have started contacts for Guiu, top of the list for attack (Di Marzio). Chelsea, after Palestra, keep looking at Atalanta with talks underway for Honest Ahanor (Calciomercato.com). Inter, meanwhile, have received an approach from Al Jazira for a loan of Kristjan Asllani, but the Nerazzurri want a permanent sale (Calciomercato.com).
On the Sassuolo front two files are moving: Di Marzio reports contacts for the return of Francesco Acerbi, with Bologna also keen on the defender, while Calciomercato.com describes the Sebastiano Esposito idea to replace the outgoing Pinamonti. Rounding off the midday menu, Parma and Monza are on Roma defender Jan Ziolkowski, and Atalanta and Bologna are dueling for Noa Lang (Calciomercato.com).
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