Leonardo and Nicolas Higuain saw each other until 2.42 today. The Pipita says yes, now awaits the officiality of the maxi operation: Caldara and the Argentine in Milan, Bonucci in bianconero.
The last piece of the Milan-Juventus maxi operation on Leonardo Bonucci, Gonzalo Higuain and Mattia Caldara went to his place. The meeting between Leonardo and Nicolas Higuain lasted until 2.42 today. Positive feelings and the belief among observers is that now only the officiality is missing.
The key is the engagement of the striker: 7.5 more bonuses to Juventus, with another three years of contract. AC Milan should detect it, but adding other seasons, thus partially spreading the amount of salary. So the Argentine striker would have exceeded the reserves linked to the loan formula.
In the afternoon yesterday, Brother Nicolas also met with Juve's leadership: in the face to face, the Bianconeri would have confirmed to the Higuain family that it is no longer part of Allegri's technical project. And so the operation with Milan took a decided acceleration.
Caldara at Milan for Bonucci at Juve, plus the transfer of Higuain to Milan on loan (18 million) with the right of redemption (36 million). A right that however could become an obligation to satisfy some clauses. Milan is under observation by UEFA for fair play and for this reason has designed the operation with this formula: loans with obligation are in fact considered final purchases in FPF, while with the right, in the budget in the first year we only finish the initial amount of the loan.
Leonardo has relied on this explanation to convince Higuain that he will be at the center of the Rossoneri project, reinvigorated by the change of ownership. Elliott's Milan would start with a bang, taking home a top striker and a talented defender, while Juve would bring home Bonucci, judged to be an important reinforcement in the Champions League. Official confirmations are expected in the next few hours.
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