Milan: 'No El Shaarawy discount'

By Football Italia staff

Roma have until June 22 to exercise their Stephan El Shaarawy option, said Adriano Galliani, “or he’ll return to Milan.”

The Little Pharaoh was originally loaned out with option to buy for Monaco last summer, but returned to Serie A in January and quickly rediscovered his form.

He scored eight Serie A goals and provided two assists in just 16 appearances for the Giallorossi.

There are reports in today’s papers that Roma want a discount on the €9m option.

“It is very simple and not a problem for us,” Milan CEO Galliani told Mediaset Premium.

“The date is June 21-22, so if Roma want to activate their option and buy El Shaarawy then they will, we are not open to negotiation.

“If Roma do not buy the player at the agreed conditions, then he will return to us and it will not be a problem.

“Let us not forget that in 2012-13 El Shaarawy scored 15 goals in the first half of that season, then Mario Balotelli arrived and picked up the slack.

“Stephan had a few injuries, but he is a great player and we are not worried. We’ll talk to Roma and they have the right to buy him. If they do not exercise that right, he’ll return to us.”

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