Sky: Okafor, Chukwueze and cash – Milan ready new bid for Bologna captain | OneFootball

AC Milan are expected to submit a new offer for Bologna winger Riccardo Orsolini after having a first bid rejected, a report claims.

Samuel Chukwueze was the man who came off the bench and bailed Milan out of what looked like being a game with more points dropped, scoring a 95th-minute winner against Parma in a 3-2 thriller.

Despite this, Sky (via MilanNews) are reporting that Milan are not giving up on Orsolini. After the initial approach of the last few days, with the first official offer, the Rossoneri directors are preparing a new offer for the Bologna captain.

The first bid was €18m in cash plus Noah Okafor as a counterpart and it was rejected. Geoffrey Moncada and the management could raise the cash sum to €20m, then include the loan of Chukwueze in addition to Okafor on a permanent deal.

Yesterday evening against Empoli, Orsolini was not on the pitch due to an injury he suffered in the last round of the Champions League (a first degree lesion to the right femoral biceps) which will force him to remain out of action for at least a month.

Thus, there would be question marks if Milan decided to let two wingers go (plus money) in exchange for one who cannot immediately contribute, depleting the depth in the process.