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Fabio Paratici, the incoming sporting director of Milan, met with Marseille manager Roberto de Zerbi's entourage.
Calciomercato reported today, via TeleLombardia, that Paratici met with agent Edoardo Crnjar earlier today. He founded Excellence Sports, which represents Roberto de Zerbi and a number of other players and coaches in the game.
The Italian is a candidate to become Milan's next manager, and Paratici will have already joined the Rossoneri. While De Zerbi is an outsider, he is one of the candidates on the shortlist.
Crnjar also represents Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, who might be an option for Milan in the summer. Paratici may have also spoken with Crnjar about the Brazilian, and the former Tottenham director appears to have been an admirer of the centre-back for some time.
Juventus attempted to sign Araujo in January, but the deal did not materialize.
Calciomercato reported today, via TeleLombardia, that Paratici met with agent Edoardo Crnjar earlier today. He founded Excellence Sports, which represents Roberto de Zerbi and a number of other players and coaches in the game.
The Italian is a candidate to become Milan's next manager, and Paratici will have already joined the Rossoneri. While De Zerbi is an outsider, he is one of the candidates on the shortlist.
Crnjar also represents Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, who might be an option for Milan in the summer. Paratici may have also spoken with Crnjar about the Brazilian, and the former Tottenham director appears to have been an admirer of the centre-back for some time.
Juventus attempted to sign Araujo in January, but the deal did not materialize.
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