{"id":1098774,"date":"2019-07-22T17:55:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T16:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098774"},"modified":"2019-07-22T18:02:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T17:02:43","slug":"arsenal-ismael-bennacer-ac-milan-transfer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-ismael-bennacer-ac-milan-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ismael Bennacer arrives for AC Milan medical with Arsenal set to prosper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Arsenal youngster Ismael Bennacer has returned to Italy ahead of a transfer from Empoli to AC Milan. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has travelled back from Egypt where his midfield exploits\u00a0culminated in Algeria winning the 2019\u00a0Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bennacer to Milan: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Arsenal signed the French-born Algeria international from\u00a0Arles in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>He went on to make one appearance, as a substitute in the club&#8217;s 3-0 League Cup defeat to Sheffield Wednesday that same year.<\/li>\n<li>The 21-year-old eventually left for\u00a0Empoli two years later after a brief loan move to\u00a0Tours.<\/li>\n<li>He has since excelled in Italian football, and despite\u00a0Empoli&#8217;s relegation, he drew widespread plaudits.<\/li>\n<li>Bennacer has now arrived in Milan ahead of a San Siro switch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7317342-rodgers-has-helped-tick-the-boxes-for-maguire-s-manchester-move<\/p>\n<p>He also managed to scoop the tournament&#8217;s &#8220;Best Player&#8221; accolade for his efforts in the middle of the park, and he now looks poised to join the\u00a0Rossoneri for around \u20ac16m (\u00a314.4m) plus \u20ac2m in add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Empoli suffering relegation to Italy&#8217;s second tier, Bennacer attracted the attention of numerous suitors due to his excellent performances at the\u00a0Stadio Carlo Castellani, including Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>However, Diavolo, under summer appointment Marco Giampaolo, appear to have won the race for the 17-time Algeria international, after he was spotted arriving at Milan&#8217;s La Madonnina clinic ahead of the first stage of his medical.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Milan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Milan<\/a>, secondo step per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bennacer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bennacer<\/a>: ora i test d&#39;idoneit\u00e0 sportiva dopo aver completato l&#39;iter alla Madonnina. Immagini <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilanNewsit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@milannewsit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JB1rCuypRB\">pic.twitter.com\/JB1rCuypRB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Antonio Vitiello (@AntoVitiello) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntoVitiello\/status\/1153345920500678656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Upon joining Empoli from Arsenal in 2017, the Gunners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2019\/jul\/16\/arsenal-reject-chance-to-re-sign-milan-bound-ismael-bennacer-from-empoli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> agreed to have an instalment included in his contract which stipulated that they could match any offers accepted by Gli Azzurri for Bennacer.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is believed the north London club have opted against rivalling Milan for Bennacer&#8217;s signature, freeing the path for their former midfielder to complete a transfer to the Italian giants.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Ajax Could&#039;ve Lined Up!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bRbUqITjj3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arsenal set for transfer boost<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With suggestions of a restricted budget for Unai Emery this summer, the Spaniard could be given a slight transfer boost, as <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/07\/05\/arsenal-set-extra-transfer-funds-thanks-ismael-bennacers-sell-clause-10120588\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> suggest Arsenal are set to profit from a previously\u00a0agreed upon sell-on clause with Empoli.<\/p>\n<p>That sell-on clause for Bennacer\u00a0is believed to be set at 30%, meaning Arsenal would make a tidy\u00a0\u00a34.2m out of the deal, which is expected to be finalised in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0Emery keen to add significant firepower to his squad this window, including trying to secure\u00a0Wilfried Zaha and\u00a0Kieran Tierney, those extra funds will come as welcome news to the Arsenal gaffer.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arsenal youngster Ismael Bennacer has returned to Italy ahead of a transfer from Empoli to AC Milan. \u00a0 The 21-year-old has travelled back from Egypt where his midfield exploits\u00a0culminated in Algeria winning the 2019\u00a0Africa Cup of Nations. 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