Milan are reportedly ready to sell Fabio Borini, Franck Kessie and Ricardo Rodriguez to raise €60m for January, including a €4m per year Zlatan Ibrahimovic contract.

The Swedish star confirmed he is leaving LA Galaxy and MLS yesterday and is being linked with a move back to Serie A this winter.

Milan are now trying to free up some space in the squad to make room for their targets in the transfer market this winter.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/

Milan director Ricky Massara admits Franck Kessie is going through “a difficult period” but expects the midfielder to “get back to being the player we all know.”

Kessie was dropped entirely from the Milan squad for yesterday’s 1-0 defeat Juventus, amidst speculation the midfielder’s days at San Siro are numbered.

However, Massara appeared to confirm the Ivorian would be given the chance to salvage his career.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/

Franck Kessie was dropped for Milan’s trip to Juventus and is reportedly on the market for €30-35m, with Wolves and Monaco interested.

The Ivory Coast international was not even included in the squad for tonight’s game in Turin, despite not being injured.

Coach Stefano Pioli made the decision after seeing he was not ‘sharp’ on a physical or psychological level in training.

There have also been reports Kessie turned up late to training, while his recent performances have been extremely sluggish.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/

Suso returns, but Franck Kessie, Samu Castillejo, Mateo Musacchio and Fabio Borini are out of the Milan squad against Juventus.

It kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.

Kessie had already been dropped for last week’s clash with Lazio and is now not even in the travelling party going to Turin.

According to MilanNews.it, the decision was made by Stefano Pioli and there is no injury for the Ivory Coast international.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/

Sport Mediaset is reporting Milan have placed Franck Kessie on the transfer list, with the Premier League his likeliest destination.

Kessie, who joined Milan in the summer of 2017 from Atalanta, is thought to be viewed as expendable by the Rossoneri hierarchy, for the right price.

As per Mediaset journalist Claudio Raimondi, the Diavolo are prepared to accept an offer in the region of €25m for the Ivorian.

Raimondi states that Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were interested in Kessie last summer, are still interested.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/

Franck Kessie admits Marco Giampaolo needed “a bit more time” but insists Milan are “strong and fired up” for Stefano Pioli’s reign.

Giampaolo lasted just four months as Milan Coach after four defeats in his first seven Serie A games, and he has since been succeeded at the helm by Pioli.

“I heard about the change of Coach with the national team,” Kessie told Sport Mediaset.

“We’re players and we must always give our best, regardless of who’s in the dugout.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/

Franck Kessie insists Milan must continue to focus on quality as they host Fiorentina. “It’s difficult to win if you play badly.”

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG.

The Rossoneri were beaten 2-1 by Torino on Thursday, despite playing probably their best hour of the season.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/

In a frankly bizarre interview, the Roma fan barred for life after hurling racist abuse at Juan Jesus on social media insists he’s “certainly not racist.”

Juan Jesus posted a screencap of the insults on his Instagram account, which prompted Roma to follow the username, identify the supporter and ban him from their games for life, as well as report him to police.

Watch Serie A live in the UK on Premier Sports for just £11.99 per month including live LaLiga, Eredivisie, Scottish Cup Football and more. Visit: https://subscribe.premiersports.tv/