AS Monaco, which will compete in the Champions League next season, is looking to strengthen in attack, despite the presence at the club of Wissam Ben Yedder (31) and Kevin Volland (29). The Principality club would have its sights on the Italian Andrea Belotti.
The 28-year-old striker, who had been playing at Torino since 2015 and a transfer from Palermo for 8.40 million euros, is now free of any contract. Indeed, Andrea Belotti did not wish to extend his lease with the last 10th in the Italian championship. Ambitious, the Italian international (44 caps, 12 goals) would aim for a club superior to Torino, capable of playing regularly in the European Cup, even the Champions League. AS Monaco, which will play the C1 next year, has the required criteria and is one of the contenders. But the French club is not alone on the spot.
Heavy competition for Belotti
According to information relayed by the Italian media of the Gazzetta dello Sport, Monaco are interested in Andrea Belotti, and offered the Italian a three-season lease a few weeks ago to materialize his interest. The problem is that two major Italian clubs, plus a Spanish, are also in the running. First, the Italian champions this season, AC Milan. The Lombard club, which has the aging Olivier Giroud (35) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (40) in its scoring squad, would like to secure the services of a younger element, who has had a decent season (8 goals in 22 league games), despite multiple injuries (fibula, leg).
At the same time, José Mourinho’s AS Roma would have their sights on Andrea Belotti, to compete with Englishman Tammy Abraham (24), who was prolific in his first season in Italy (52 games, 26 goals, 5 assists). Finally, in Spain, Atlético Madrid is in the running, while the club, 3rd in La Liga, lost the Uruguayan Luis Suarez this summer. In the case, AS Monaco will therefore have to be convincing.