Overview

• Fenerbahçe outbid Milan with a compensation offer of €3.5 million per season compared with Milan’s €1.4 million plus bonuses.
• Brown initially delayed his decision by refusing to board a flight to Istanbul before ultimately committing to the Turkish side.
• Milan now lacks a confirmed starting left-back and is pursuing options such as Guéla Doué, Marc Pubill, Adrián Gutierrez and Melvin Bard.
• The club aims to reinvest the €25 million received from Theo Hernandez’s sale to Al-Hilal on a new left-back but must act swiftly without Champions League revenue.
• Rising wage and commission demands from Saudi and Turkish clubs have intensified market competition and pushed Milan to reconsider its budget parameters.