AC Milan Reject Chelsea Pirlo Bid
AC Milan Reject Chelsea Pirlo Bid
AC Milan have rejected a part exchange deal for playmaker Andrea Pirlo. Chelsea offered £6.75 million plus the services of Claudio Pizarro.
Milan value the Italian international much higher than the offered sum, consequently Milan immediately rejected the bid. Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani told Sky Sports Italia, “At this price Pirlo is not for sale.”
After joining AC Milan form crosstown rivals Inter Milan in 2001 Pirlo has won one Scudetto and two UEFA Champions League titles.
Milan have fended off interest from former boss, Carlo Ancelotti who has been courting his former star throughout the summer.
Ancelotti hopes to add Pirlo to Chelsea’s other summer signings, Yuri Zhirkov, Daniel Sturridge and Ross Turnbull.
Galliani hinted that Milan could be nearing a deal for Spurs target Klass Jan Huntelaar. The Real Madrid striker is keen to leave since recent signings in Ronaldo, Kaká and Benzema will take priority over the clinical Dutchman.
