Former Sampdoria manager Marco Giampaolo is set to become the new boss at AC Milan and one of the first things that he might do is sell off Franck Kessie.
Milan have failed to qualify for the Champions League as a result of which they have parted ways with Gattuso. And right now, the management feels that they have no further need of Franck Kessie.
Reports suggest that Milan are ready to offload him for a transfer fee of around £27 million and both Spurs and Arsenal are seemingly interested to bring him on board.
While most tabloids have tipped Spurs as the favourites to land the central midfielder but the Gunners might just have something that might tip the balance in their favour.
Giampaolo is reportedly keen to reunite with Lucas Torriera who has had a pretty decent season with Arsenal and the North London club are thinking of offering the Uruguayan in a swap deal for Franck Kessie.
It was under Giampaolo that Torreira thrived at Sampdoria and the manager wants the midfielder to become his fulcrum at Milan.
While selling such a fine talent after just a single season might be deemed as a foolish act but Unai Emery is badly in need of fresh talent. And with Granit Xhaka not going anywhere this summer, the manager can afford to take this gamble.
Also, Lucas Torriera has hinted that he is not too happy with life in the Premier League which has led many people to believe that the player might already be thinking about playing for Milan.
Asked about life in England, he told Uruguayan outlet Ovacion(as reported): “I don’t know if there are many things that I enjoy.
“I think it was better in Italy. England is a totally different world, a very large country.
“The language [barrier] has stopped me, to be able to relate with my teammates and with the people. It is very difficult when you can’t have dialogue.
“And so is the climate. You go out in the morning and it is cloudy, you arrive late to your home and it is cloudy.
“It is strange a little bit, the sun, the more of us that we are here and we are accustomed to having always or almost always the sun. But as the years pass, I’m going to be adapting.”
If AC Milan to agree on a swap deal between Franck Kessie and Lucas Torreira then it will be a big setback for Pochettino since he is badly in need of a new midfielder especially since Victor Wanyama is expected to leave the club this summer.
