Monza reportedly turned down an strategy from Fiorentina for midfielder Warren Bondo, who finally joined Milan on deadline day, as CEO Adriano Galliani ‘couldn’t say no’ to his beloved Rossoneri.
It was a busy finish to the switch window for Milan, who formally within the early afternoon, earlier than .
Bondo’s deal happened late on within the day when it grew to become clear that .
With a comparatively gentle central midfield division, Milan have been unwilling to let Bennacer go with out having an enough alternative lined up, which led them to Monza with a view to safe a deal for Bondo.
The France youth worldwide has signed a four-and-a-half 12 months contract in a deal that price Milan €10m plus round €2m in bonuses.
Galliani ‘couldn’t say no’ to Milan supply for Bondo
In line with stories from , there had been an strategy from Fiorentina earlier within the January switch window for Bondo, however Monza turned down that provide.
Nevertheless, when it got here to deadline day, there was reportedly a name between Monza CEO Galliani, who had beforehand held the identical place for over 30 years at Milan, and his Rossoneri counterpart Giorgio Furlani.
The pair get pleasure from an excellent working relationship, and in keeping with La Gazzetta dello Sport, usually refer to one another as ‘my successor’ and ‘my predecessor’.
Although Monza had turned down earlier approaches for Bondo in January, La Gazzetta claims that Galliani ‘couldn’t say no’ to his beloved Milan once they got here knocking on deadline day.
