Raheem Sterling is on Milan’s summer wishlist as talks continue over a $1.1bn Bahraini takeover of the Italian club.
The Bahrain Embassy in London has confirmed that Investcorp, the Bahraini investment fund which is also backed by Abu Dhabi money, is in exclusive negotiations to buy the Serie A leaders. The seven-time Champions League winners would become the first Italian club to have majority ownership from the Gulf with Bahrain following Saudi Arabia ( Newcastle ), Qatar (Paris-Saint Germain) and Abu Dhabi ( Manchester City ) in making a high-profile investment in football.
The takeover is set to see the Serie A leaders given a €300m summer spending budget - and Milan are already drawing up potential targets to compete with the biggest clubs in Europe. Liverpool reserve striker Divock Origi was already wanted by the Italian giants on a free transfer this summer.
