Milan: AC Milan is interested in 18-year-old defender Leoni, Parma asks for 20-25 million euros

According to Italian media "Milan Sports", AC Milan is interested in 18-year-old defender Leoni, and Parma is asking for 20-25 million euros.

Leoni is one of the new stars emerging on the Italian defense line. Allegri noticed him, focusing on the strength and stability of the defense line. Leoni is 195 cm tall and weighs 76 kg. At the age of 18, this physique still has room for improvement. There is also room for improvement in technical and tactical literacy. Allegri hopes to take charge of the matter personally, and he has seen the additional potential to be discovered in Leoni.

In Parma, Leoni performed outstandingly in the second half of the season: 17 appearances, 1 goal, and a total of 1,205 minutes of playing. He started in 14 games, won 43 confrontations, and his pass accuracy was as high as 88%.

Many clubs hope to get Leoni, from Juventus and Inter Milan to the Premier League. Allegri carefully trains young defenders, and Leoni may retake the paths of Bonucci, Barzali, and Chiellini. Allegri's existence may also play a role in the negotiations: due to the two's shared past experiences at Juventus, Allegri has a great relationship with Parma CEO Federico Kerubini.

Italian media said that it will take at least 20-25 million euros to convince Parma. Parma has no pressure to sell players, so it will only consider truly generous offers.

Milan's first offer may be set at 13-15 million euros plus players. Parma prefers pure cash transactions unless it is particularly satisfied with the players involved. Milan's side may choose Colognebo, who returns from Empoli's loan.

does not rule out the possibility that Milan will raise its pure cash offer, but this first requires a defender from the existing roster to leave the team. In fact, no matter what, players need to leave the team at the defense position: Milan may cash out by selling Tomori. He was estimated by Juventus and Tottenham last winter window of last year to 25 million euros, or to sell Jafar. Leverkusen is interested in it, and the pharmaceutical company may include it in the Zachar deal.

Gabriel will not join the deal, he is currently the only Italian international in Milan. Neither will Pavlovic, he meets Allegri's tactical requirements.

Leoni already has experience playing Serie B at Samp and Serie A at Parma: he scored a goal against Cagliari and gave excellent performances many times against much more experienced strikers.

Leoni is now included in the national team roster evaluated by Gatuso: so far he has only played for the youth national team, making 1 appearance at U18 and 7 appearances at U19. Joining Milan will be a huge leap, with a head coach who pays special attention to the training of defenders.

Although there are only two events in the domestic league and the Italian Cup, Leoni still has plenty of room: the first-team centre-backs will not exceed four, and everyone will have playing time.