Youssouf Fofana is formally a participant of Milan, after a protracted wait.
The 2 sides wished one another all summer time and the wait was price it: Fofana is lastly a Rossoneri participant, arriving from Monaco.
The participant underwent his medical check-ups on Saturday after which signed the papers at Casa Milan. He’ll tonight be at Stadio San Siro to look at his new teammates on the season opener towards Torino (20:45 CEST kickoff).
“Milan is happy to announce the signing of the everlasting switch of Youssouf Fofana from AS Monaco. The midfielder has signed a contract with the Rossoneri till 30 June 2028,” a press release reads.
“Born in Paris (France) on 10 January 1999, Youssouf got here by way of the French youth system earlier than making his skilled debut for Strasbourg the place he made 41 appearances, scored 4 objectives, and received the Coupe de la Ligue. In January 2020, he moved to Monaco, the place he made 175 appearances, scoring seven objectives with fifteen assists.
“Having labored his manner by way of the French Worldwide youth groups, he made his senior debut in September 2022. Since then, he has performed 21 video games for the French nationwide staff and scored three objectives.
“Fofana has chosen shirt quantity 29 for the Rossoneri.” The 25-year-old midfielder is the fourth signing of the summer time, after Álvaro Morata, Strahinja Pavlović and Emerson Royal.
After a protracted negotiations, Milan agreed with Monaco on a deal which sees them pay €25m together with bonuses. He’ll earn €3m per season sporting the colours of Paulo Fonseca’s staff.
