CM: Roma want Saelemaekers permanently – Milan set high price after Conceicao’s opinion | OneFootball

Alexis Saelemaekers has convinced everyone at AS Roma that he is worth signing permanently, but AC Milan have set a high initial asking price.

According to Calciomercato.com, Saelemaekers has earned unanimous trust at Roma, from his team-mates to the head coach Claudio Ranieri even up to the owners the Friedkins. His excellent performances on the field have resulted in a desire to keep him beyond his season-long dry loan.

Roma moved early to try to set up negotiations with Milan for a permanent acquisition of the former Anderlecht and Bologna player. The first official talks – which took place in the second half of June in Milan between the directors – led to an abrupt slowdown however.

Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani does not intend to swap the Belgian for Tammy Abraham, adding a cash sum in favour of the Giallorossi, which is what was requested by their sporting director Florent Ghisolfi.

In fact, the Rossoneri directors would only give the green light to the sale of Saelemaekers in the face of an offer of €25-30m, and Roma has been notified. Sergio Conceição has already expressed a very positive opinion of the wing-back and would be happy to coach him next season.

Only a truly sizeable offer from an economic point of view could justify the farewell of Saelemaekers, so Roma must either pay up or simply have to accept that he is heading back to Milan.