AC Milan have entered into negotiations with FC Barcelona for the permanent signing of on-loan defender Sergino Dest, reports AS.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old right-back joined Barcelona in the summer of 2019 from AFC Ajax, but endured a couple of middling campaigns at Camp Nou. With manager Xavi Hernandez not seeing him as a part of his plans, Dest was allowed to join AC Milan on loan in the summer.<\/p>\n
As part of the agreement, the Rossoneri also retained the option of making his transfer permanent later this year for a fee of \u20ac20 million ($21 million).<\/p>\n
While Dest started out slowly in Italy, the USMNT ace made a good impression during the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar and has shown some improvement with Milan since then.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old has played a total of 13 matches (545 minutes) across all competitions for the reigning Serie A champions, but is yet to score or assist a goal.<\/p>\n
Despite that, Milan see the young full-back as a solid backup option and are interested in making his transfer permanent. However, they are said to be unwilling to pay the \u20ac20 million fee to sign him on a full-time basis in the summer.<\/p>\n
It has been reported in Spain that Barcelona would be reluctant to offer any discounts to Milan in the Dest deal.<\/p>\n
However, the report from AS claims that since the Catalans do not wish to see him back at the club next summer, they would be willing to negotiate a lower fee with Milan to offload him permanently.<\/p>\n
Hence, both clubs are now ready to sit down and discuss the permanent transfer of Dest for a price lower than the \u20ac20 million that was agreed upon as part of the loan deal.<\/p>\n
Barcelona, for their part, are planning to invest heavily in at least one new right-back next summer, with Hector Bellerin also likely to depart. So, it would make sense for them to get rid of Dest permanently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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