Renato Sanches in talks with AC Milan over transfer from Lille – but Arsenal transfer target wants move to PSG
AC MILAN are in talks with Lille over a move for Renato Sanches - but the midfielder wants a move to PSG, according to reports.
The fight for the 24-year-old's signature is getting increasingly messy with Arsenal repeatedly linked to the player as well.
Sanches has been at Lille since 2019 after being deemed a flop when his Bayern Munich career failed to get off the ground.
But he has revived his career in France and is receiving interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs.
report that Italian champions AC Milan are making inroads into signing him from Lille.
They have met Sanches' agent Jorge Mendes as they try and thrash out a deal.
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But they face the major obstacle that Sanches reportedly has his eyes on another team.
Despite Lille having agreed a deal on the former Swansea loanee, Calciomercato say he was wants to move to Paris Saint-Germain.
But the French champions have yet to commit to a move for him.
The issue is further complicated by the fact that Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have also been linked to Sanches.
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Sanches netted two goals and five assists in 25 Ligue 1 appearances last season.
It was an improvement on the season before where he scored only a single goal and got five assists.
The Portuguese player's season also had a couple of notable flashpoints.
In a match against Troyes before the end of the season, he received two yellow cards in just five seconds as he was sent off in a Lille defeat.
In January, he was also pictured showing the middle-finger to Marseille fans as he was subbed off.