Renato Sanches 'will leave' Lille with PSG and AC Milan in transfer fight
The Portugal midfielder will head elsewhere in Ligue 1 or to Serie A - but plenty are in the dark on which it will be Renato Sanches has offers on the table from Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan, but current club Lille are unsure which side the midfielder will pick, claims club president Oliver Letang. The two domestic champions are battling it out for the playmaker, but his future remains cloudy to his incumbent team. The Portugal international has been widely tipped to leave the French outfit this summer after a frustrating 2021-22 campaign saw them dramatically falter following their unexpected title success the season prior. Sanches has not been short of suitors, but the battle for his services look to have come down to the incumbent Ligue 1 and Serie A champions - but his current side are in the dark on which destination he will plump for. What has been said about Sanches' future options? "Renato has two good opportunities, there are two top clubs on him," Letang told a press conference in reference to the player's future. "He is still with us because there is no agreement with the clubs yet. “I can say that Renato Sanches will leave, but I don’t know which club he’ll choose. He’ll go to Paris or Milan. That’s all I can say.” Why are PSG and Milan chasing Sanches? The two sides have been locked in a transfer battle for the 24-year-old since it became apparent he would be on the market, after a restorative three-year spell with Lille following an ill-fated stint with Bayern Munich as a youngster. In 24 top-flight appearances last season, Sanches scored once and added five assists, but was more recognised for his vision on-and-off the ball elsewhere, recapturing the form that saw him help Portugal to Euro 2016 glory as a teenager. Reports suggest that it is Milan who have tabled the larger offer - but that Sanches would prefer to wait and see what PSG counter with, suggesting an interest in remaining in France. Editors' Picks
Lille President Létang: “Renato is going to leave, he has two possibilities and two very good clubs in PSG and Milan”
Renato Sanches during Spain-Portugal at Wanda Metropolitano stadium on June 04, 2021. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Olivier Létang has confirmed it’s between Milan and Paris Saint-Germain for Renato Sanches, but there is no agreement yet with neither club. The transfer market is still wide open and the desire of Milan to get another midfielder in the summer is apparent. Renato Sanches seemed very close to the Rossoneri, who are now fully focusing on reaching an agreement for Charles De Ketelaere, but in the last few weeks, the sides got further away from each other, with Renato reportedly making it known that he would like to join Ligue 1’s Paris Saint-Germain over Milan. Today, Lille President Olivier Létang spoke about Sanches in a press conference, as reported by eurosport.fr: “Renato is going to leave, yes. To which club? I don’t know… There are discussions but I won’t reveal the nature of these discussions. He has 2 possibilities, two very good clubs in PSG and Milan. “If he is still with us now then it’s because we haven’t found an agreement with either of the two clubs.