Leeds United Have Struck an Agreement With Ac Milan For In their pursuit of one of the team’s Belgian stars, AC Milan had a disadvantage when playing Leeds United in the summer of 2022, according to former Club Brugge CEO Vincent Mannaert.

Club Brugge knew going into the summer transfer window of 2022 that one of their jewels would probably be leaving the team due to the attention he was receiving.

Although Leeds provided significant competition and had Premier League-caliber funding at the time, AC Milan was anxious to sign him.

Charles De Ketelaere was the player in question, and Mannaert acknowledges that Leeds and Club Brugge had a deal in place for him to sign for a large sum of money.

 

It’s evident from Mannaert that he would have been content After moving to Elland Road, De Ketelaere realized the youngster wanted to play for AC Milan, even if it meant the Rossoneri had to up their offer.
The negotiation was difficult. The fact that Brugges had a contract with Leeds for De Ketelaere was what prevented Milan from winning, he informed Sky Italia (via Calciomercato.com).

 

 

More money was offered by the English than the Rossoneri ultimately paid. That Leeds offer put me in a position of power, so it wasn’t easy for Paolo Maldini, the sporting director of AC Milan.

If Charles had chosen to travel to Milan, I would not have objected in the slightest. However, I later granted his want to travel to Leeds.

The issue

is that €22 million was the Rossoneri’s initial offer.There’s no way I would have agreed to it For an estimated €35 million, the attacking midfielder completed his transfer to AC Milan, but the following summer, he was loaned to Atalanta, another team in Serie A.

Although De Ketelaere was a top target for Victor Orta, the sporting director at Leeds United at the time, it is debatable if the Belgian would have kept the Whites competitive in the Premier League had he signed.

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