Overview
- Milan turned down a reported €10 million (≈£10m) offer from newly promoted Coventry City for Ruben Loftus-Cheek, according to Italian reports.
- New AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim personally blocked the move after using Loftus-Cheek in pre-season in a more advanced central role that fits his tactical plan.
- The midfielder has under a year left on his contract and club sources say initial renewal contact has taken place with more substantive talks expected in September.
- Coventry, managed by Frank Lampard who worked with Loftus-Cheek at Chelsea, pursued the England international as a reunion target but will need to look elsewhere after the bid was rejected.
- Milan paid about €19 million for Loftus-Cheek in 2023 and now face the trade-off between securing an extension to protect his transfer value and risking a free departure next summer, so September talks will be decisive.