Exclusive: AC Milan make contact to sign promising Brazilian defender
Rodrigo Caio is known to be a long time target of both Chelsea and Manchester United, though Sevilla, Hamburger SV and Zenit St. Petersburg have also made contact to sign the Brazilian defender.
The Russian side, in particular, are the most interested clubs in welcoming the player’s services, so much so they’ve already made a preliminary offer to take the player to Russia. Trouble is, Sao Paolo have informed Zenit’s manager Mircea Lucescu that Caio’s price-tag is € 16 million.
The Brazilian defender was available for a fee between € 13 and € 14 million last summer, but, as we mentioned above, the player’s price-tag is growing day by day.
AC Milan tried to sign the Brazilian starlet last summer, but Sao Paolo rejected the Serie A giants’ approach.
PSG are also monitoring Rodrigo Caio’s situation and even though AC Milan and the player’s entourage are still in contact, the Serie A side will have to take some concrete steps in January if they want to beat the competitions of all the clubs interested in signing the talented centre-back who won the golden medal with U-23 Brazil national team at Rio 2016 last summer.
