Milan's Defender Search: Arsenal Join Romagnoli Search, Abdennour Linked to Milan, Savic Price Set

Milan are still looking for a new defender to bolster the center of their defense. The position is believe to be the top priority for Milan at the moment, with talks with Witsel and Ibrahimovic cooling off until Milan find their new central defender.

Gunners Join Romagnoli Race

Reports from Gazzetta dello Sport this morning claimed London club Arsenal FC are interested in Roma's young defender, Alessio Romagnoli. Roma has reiterated that their price is €30 million for the player and Arsenal could be willing to pay that much. Roma would prefer to sell Romagnoli to a club outside of Italy, but Milan remain in pole position, according to SportItalia.

Milan Vice President, Adriano Galliani spoke about the player today, saying Milan's most recent offer of €25 million is the final offer and is "non-negotiable". However, La Repubblica believes that while Milan's offer will remain €25 million, they could add up to €5 million in bonuses.

Abdennour Linked to Milan

Tunisian media caused a stir this morning, claiming Monaco's Tunisian defender, Aymen Abdennour, had completed a €30 million move to AC Milan who were linked to the defender last month and had their latest bid for Alessio Romagnoli rejected by AS Roma.

The links were quickly squashed on Twitter by Milan Director, Umberto Gandini, who reminded fans that Milan has acquired the only two Non-EU players it is allowed to this offseason, used by new strike-duo Carlos Bacca and Luiz Adriano.

Abdennour is believed to not have acquired a French passport, needing to have lived and played in France for five years, only having four under his belt.

Latest reports out of Italy this evening suggested by TMW that Milan could still purchase Abdennour and send him back to Monaco on loan this upcoming season or send him to another Serie A club with an open Non-EU spot.

Fiorentina Set Savic Price

ACF Fiorentina have set a price tag on their young Montenegrin defender, Stefan Savic. Tuttosport has reported that any club asking for Savic's services will need to pay €25 million. The player has been linked to Milan as an alternative if they fail to capture the signature of Roma's Alessio Romagnoli, with the player's agent, Zarko Pelicic, hinting the player would like to join Milan.

The decision would have to come soon, as English Giants, Manchester United, are interested in bringing the player back to the city, where he played for crosstown-rivals Manchester City for a season.

Calciomercato reported tonight that Zenit St. Petersburg have made an offer for Savic and the player could be heading to Russia.