AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli has dropped a major Hakim Ziyech transfer hint and, in the process, has pressured Chelsea and new owner Todd Boehly with his eight-word message.
The future of Chelsea's number 22 is looking closer to being resolved as months of speculation regarding whether he would stay or leave finally looks like formulating a definitive answer as the Serie A champions are looking to follow up their January interest. Raheem Sterling's arrival, coupled with the potential signings of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar or others, respectively, would pave the way for the likes of Ziyech to follow the already gone Romelu Lukaku out of the Stamford Bridge exit doors this summer.
A similar fate could happen for Timo Werner and Christian Pulisic, too, with both currently unhappy with their current role in Thomas Tuchel's squad. Whether all three left in this one transfer window with no players signed as of yet despite initial Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha optimism. The Moroccan's departure could depend on incomings and could even mean that the former Ajax man travels to the USA on July 9 to start the LA tour with a club who he may no longer be associated to come July 9.
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This seemingly will not be a problem from the 29-year-old's perspective as he's been pictured and filmed in pre-season training looking rather happy. Amid rumours that the Rossoneri will be submitting a proposal of around £20m for the North African, manager Pioli was asked to give an update on where the board are with these negotiations.
His eight-word response and mannerisms gave away a lot as pressure has been inadvertently put on both AC Milan and Chelsea to close this transfer operation promptly.
With a smile on his face, he answered in a press conference: "I don’t know… it’s up to the board," he said.
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