Tuttosport: Milan left with regret as Sporting CP star’s valuation rockets towards €80m
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31-second readBy: Oliver Fisher Going into the summer window, one of the names on AC Milan’s wish list was Issa Doumbia. He didn’t end up arriving, and could now be a regret.
Tuttosport report that Massimiliano Allegri and Igli Tare had their sights set on Doumbia in April to bolster the Milan midfield. They were looking for a box-to-box player who could combine ball-playing skills with physicality when out of possession.
They were then bewitched by the ‘Bergamo Octopus’, as Doumbia was nicknamed when he made his Serie C debut for AlbinoLeffe. This is why the then Milan sporting director had already begun discussions with agent Cheick Fall to try and finalise the deal.
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- AC Milan, Sporting CP
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By: Oliver Fisher Going into the summer window, one of the names on AC Milan’s wish list was Issa Doumbia. He didn’t end up arriving, and could now be a regret.
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