Milan turn down 30m Euro offer for El Shaarawy

AC Milan vice president Adirano Galliani has confirmed that the club turned down an enormous 30 million Euro offer for Italian international striker Stephan El Shaarawy. It is understood that Man City were amongst the teams chasing the forward's coveted signature.

The highly rated youngster has struck up a useful partnership with Mario Balotelli in recent months, but there still remains some question marks over El Shaarawy's long term future.


"We were not tempted by the offer, but we couldn't exactly hide it from him," Galliani said. "He saw the figures, but did not want to budge. How big was the offer? More than €30 million.


"We discussed tactics for next season, as we are returning to a 4-3-2-1 system and he is happy to play as a support striker. He had a goal scoring crisis in recent months, not a physical one, but he always worked hard for the team.


"He is only 20, so some ups and downs are natural. It even happened to Edinson Cavani, who didn't score for two months."