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Milan Targets Ramos with €40 m Offer, Funding via Gimenez Sale

6/27/2026

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Milan Targets Ramos

AC Milan have launched a bid for Paris Saint-Germain striker Gonçalo Ramos as negotiations enter a decisive phase.
Milan offer €40 million, possibly €45 million with bonuses, and a €4 million-per-year contract for the 25-year-old.
Atlético Madrid are ready to meet a €50 million fee for Ramos.
Milan aim to fund the purchase by selling Santiago Gimenez to Orlando City for up to €26 million (€30 million) with a €4.6 million salary, about double his Milan earnings.

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Ramos Record Signing

The agreement makes Gonçalo Ramos AC Milan’s record signing, overtaking the €40 million fee for Rafael Leão and becoming most expensive Serie A signing since Inter’s €74 million Romelu Lukaku deal in 2019.
The deal was sealed during Portugal’s 2022 World Cup, where Ramos scored a hat-trick against Switzerland, underwent a medical in Florida, and was Ruben Amorim’s preferred No. 9.
Milan’s director Gerry Cardinale leveraged link with PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi to close the transfer, and named Massimo Calvelli CEO.

History

Historical Context

In 2009 Real Madrid broke the transfer ceiling by paying €94 million for Cristiano Ronaldo, the first fee to top £80 million. That deal started a chain of record moves—Neymar’s €222 million 2017 switch to PSG and Juventus’s €100 million 2018 signing of Ronaldo—pushing clubs to spend ever larger sums. AC Milan’s pursuit of Gonçalo Ramos shows Serie A clubs now operate under the same inflationary pressure.

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Milan Targets Ramos

AC Milan have launched a bid for Paris Saint-Germain striker Gonçalo Ramos as negotiations enter a decisive phase.
Milan offer €40 million, possibly €45 million with bonuses, and a €4 million-per-year contract for the 25-year-old.
Atlético Madrid are ready to meet a €50 million fee for Ramos.
Milan aim to fund the purchase by selling Santiago Gimenez to Orlando City for up to €26 million (€30 million) with a €4.6 million salary, about double his Milan earnings.

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