CaughtOffside: Why Milan trail Chelsea and Newcastle in the Pavlovic race | OneFootball

AC Milan are in the running to sign Strahinja Pavlovic from Red Bull Salzburg but they are currently behind two Premier League clubs, a report claims.

According to CaughtOffside, it is Chelsea and Newcastle United that are pushing to try and sign Pavlovic, with the Blues and the Magpies currently leading a five club chase for him.

Milan, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers are also in the running as per the report, while ‘many other clubs’ have taken an interest after some stand-out performances at the European Championship.

The Rossoneri have offered the 23-year-old a salary between €1.5-2m net per season, but ‘CaughtOffside sources’ believe that Premier League clubs are willing to better this.

Furthermore, Milan consider the asking price of €30m to be ‘too high’ at this stage and their opening offer is likely to be €20m, which is substantially below. Chelsea and Newcastle will open their bidding at €25m, so Milan are behind on that front too.

However, the source goes on to mention that the player’s own preference for his next playing destination is not currently known, and while it may be the club that puts the most money on the table he could also choose the club with the best project and prospects of playing time.