Arsenal transfer news: Sead Kolasinac to decide between Gunners and AC Milan next week, claims father


AC MILAN have launched a late bid to snatch Sead Kolasinac from under Arsenal’s noses with the player set to decide his future next week.

Li Yonghong finally completed his big-money takeover last week and is beginning to flex his financial muscle in the transfer market.

Sead Kolasinac is believed to have signed a pre-contract with Arsenal
Sead Kolasinac was believed to have signed a pre-contract with Arsenal but his father claims AC Milan are still in the hunt
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And Kolasinac – who was reported to have signed a pre-contract agreement with the Gunners – is the first order of business.


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The Bosnia international will be a free agent at the end of the season and his father told TV N1 Sarajevo nothing had been decided yet.

He added that both Arsenal and the Rossoneri were interested and claimed: “Next week we will decide everything.”

Silvio Berlusconi – who took over AC Milan in 1986 – agreed to sell the club for over £600million in August.

Sead Kolasinac is rumoured to be on his way to Arsenal, does this mean Arsene Wenger is set to stay?
Sead Kolasinac is on his way to Arsenal, does this mean Arsene Wenger is set to stay?
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Silvio Berlusconi poses with new Chinese investor-owners of AC Milan
Silvio Berlusconi poses with new owners of AC Milan
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Months of negotiations with the Chinese consortium and difficulties getting the money together put the deal in jeopardy.

But with the sale now over the line – the biggest investment in a European club from China – cash will flow into the San Siro as the new chiefs try to restore the glory days.

 


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