Moretto: ‘Cardinale likes him a lot’ – Tresoldi interest confirmed but Milan face difficult pursuit

By: Oliver Fisher

Matteo Moretto has provided an update on AC Milan’s pursuit of Nicolo Tresoldi, confirming the concrete interest.

Tresoldi’s rise to stardom is one that has naturally seen him enter Milan’s orbit, given that he is a publicly declared boyhood fan of the club. After an impressive start to the campaign with Club Brugge, it was his hat-trick in the Champions League against Inter at San Siro that made many take note.

The rumours have since followed linking him with what would be a ‘dream’ move to the Rossoneri, in his father’s words. La Gazzetta dello Sport spoke this morning of a €50m January attempt being lined up by Gerry Cardinale, to give Goncalo Ramos an attacking partner.

Speaking in a video on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel, Moretto shed some light on where things are currently at regarding the future of Tresoldi, and MilanNews transcribed what he had to say.

“A few days ago I told you how Milan were really close to signing Tresoldi a few years ago, so much so that the boy arrived, visited Milanello and was at Casa Milan, the contracts were even ready,” he began.

“I want to clarify that, since he was a very young boy at the time, it was not an operation directly supervised by Paolo Maldini. There were other people who were managing that operation. At the time, Ricky Massara was also Milan’s transfer manager and there were other people as well.

“The operation actually never got to the point because Milan stalled and the player returned to Germany, effectively signing a new contract with Hannover. Beyond this, there is now a lot of talk about Tresoldi in terms of Milan’s present and future.

“However, I want to clarify a few points. I can confirm that it is true that Cardinale likes him a lot and Milan likes him a lot. The club is evaluating what kind of steps to take to attempt this type of coup, but there are several points to clarify.

“First of all, the position of Club Brugge, Because Club Brugge are a very difficult club to deal with. We also need to understand Club Brugge’s results in the Champions League, because if they advance to the next round, they will earn a lot of money and won’t need to sell.

“Club Brugge’s idea is to keep Tresoldi until the end of the season to finish their season well. Regarding the money Club Brugge is asking for, we need to see if €50m will be enough.

“These are important points, and then there’s a lot of competition in Europe, because several clubs in Spain, Germany, and England are interested in Tresoldi. AC Milan are interested, and it’s true that AC Milan are looking for a striker in January.”